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Teachers, non-teaching staff, and students of north-central Assam’s Tezpur University observed a nine-hour hunger onslaught connected Monday (December 15, 2025), demanding swift enactment from the Union Ministry of Education against “absconding” Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh.
The Central University has been successful turmoil since September 22, erstwhile Mr. Singh allegedly disrespected Assamese taste icon Zubeen Garg, who died portion swimming disconnected an land successful Singapore connected September 19. The incidental opened the floodgates of accusations of corruption and mismanagement against him, isolated from his lack from the field for 388 days betwixt April 2023 and September 2025.
“The stakeholders of the University observed a accelerated to request an contiguous effect from the Ministry of Education, which has been ignoring our increasing vexation implicit its continued soundlessness contempt the sustained agitation and repeated appeals for the ouster of the Vice-Chancellor,” a connection from the apex assemblage of the agitating University associations said.
The stakeholders questioned the Ministry’s committedness to resolving the situation successful the university. “The work of restoring world and administrative normalcy lies with the Ministry,” they said, demanding a just and unbiased high-level enquiry against Mr. Singh.
