Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday (November 2) slammed the Union government for restructuring the Panjab University's governing bodies through a notification, calling the move "unconstitutional" and "dictatorial".

He said the state government would take the matter to court. The Union government restructured the Senate and the Syndicate of Panjab University through a notification on October 28. This notification drew sharp criticism from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), apart from Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal.

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In a video message, Mann said, "The BJP-led Centre has issued a ' Nader Shahi farman ' (decree of Emperor Nader Shah), which is totally against Punjab and its rights. The notification to dissolve the Panjab University's Senate is totall

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