Centre's Axe on PU Democracy: Teachers slam "Anti-Punjab" takeover of historic Senate

Ferozepur, November 3, 2025: The Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF) Punjab has branded the Union Government's October 28 notification dissolving Panjab University's 59-year-old elected Senate and Syndicate as a "blatantly anti-Punjab decision" designed to erase the institution's unique democratic identity and hand full control to New Delhi.

For six decades, PU's governance rested on open elections: registered graduates, college teachers, principals and faculty chose representatives who shaped policy. That era ended overnight. The Senate has been slashed from 90 members to just 31—18 elected (only from limited academic circles), six nominated by the Chancellor, and seven ex-officio posts now packed with ce

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