Senate poll protest: Panjab University students to ‘gherao’ BJP offices on December 3

Panjab University students connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) announced that they would gherao the BJP offices successful Punjab and Chandigarh connected December 3 arsenic they sought to intensify their agitation demanding the announcement of legislature canvass schedule.

The students reiterated that the protestation volition proceed until their request is met.

Protesting students said they volition 'gherao' the BJP offices with the enactment of farmers' bodies, spiritual organisations and different students' bodies.

Demands of students

No predetermination docket has been announced contempt assurance from Union curate Ravneet Singh Bittu's that the legislature canvass volition beryllium announced soon, the protesters said, adding that they person been waiting for the announcement of the predetermination docket for the past respective days.

PU students, nether the banner of Panjab University Bachao Morcha, had called for a implicit shutdown of the varsity connected Wednesday, to property for a docket for legislature predetermination that person not taken spot for much than a year.

The protestation was held adjacent the bureau of the vice chancellor, pupil person Jodh Singh said.

Police made elaborate information arrangements connected the field to support instrumentality and order, including the deployment of anti-riot vehicle.

However, the varsity authorities declared a vacation connected Wednesday, with each offices and departments shut. It besides postponed the examinations scheduled to beryllium conducted successful the field connected the day.

On November 10, PU students held a monolithic rally that saw them storming the varsity's introduction gates and jostling with information personnel.

The protestation was initially launched against the Centre's determination to restructure Panjab University's governing bodies -- the legislature and the syndicate.

However, pursuing mounting unit from assorted governmental leaders and protesting students, the Ministry of Education connected November 7 withdrew its October 28 notification announcing a alteration successful the constitution and creation of the Panjab University legislature and syndicate.

The students, however, refused to extremity their agitation, and pressed the assemblage to denote a docket for the legislature election.

Student representatives had besides met the vice chancellor, who informed them that the docket person been sent for support to the Vice President of India, who is the chancellor of the varsity.

Several governmental parties from Punjab, including the Aam Aadmi Party, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress, arsenic good arsenic farmers' bodies including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), SKM (Non-Political), and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Morcha person extended enactment to the student's protest.