The Tezpur University fraternity has firmly dismissed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s latest remarks on the 76-day crisis engulfing the central university, stating that he has “completely misunderstood” the core demands of students, staff, and protesting groups.

Countering the Chief Minister’s suggestion to appoint a Pro-Vice Chancellor, the university community reiterated that the movement has, from the beginning, called for the urgent appointment of an Acting Vice Chancellor.

The fraternity expressed deep resentment over what it termed the Chief Minister’s prolonged silence. Despite weeks of protests, appeals, and an administrative breakdown on campus, the Chief Minister intervened only after the matter attracted national attention — a delay that has raised questions about w

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