Tezpur, Dec 5: Tezpur University witnessed a dramatic turn of events on Friday as senior-most faculty member Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya assumed charge as acting vice chancellor in a suo motu move, amid a complete shutdown.

The escalation came after Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh, at the centre of the agitation since mid-September, convened a Board of Management meeting on Thursday and appointed Mass Communication professor Joya Chakraborty as pro-VC. Chakraborty declined the post, and the Tezpur University United Forum (TUUF) resolved to continue its indefinite shutdown, which began on November 29, demanding Singh’s removal over alleged corruption.

According to a senior professor, the “entire university community came together” late Thursday night and decided to apply provisions of

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