{"id":54518,"date":"2025-11-05T17:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=54518"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:35:25","slug":"punjabi-cultural-council-demands-immediate-restoration-of-panjab-university-senate-syndicate-elections-on-old-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/punjabi-cultural-council-demands-immediate-restoration-of-panjab-university-senate-syndicate-elections-on-old-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjabi Cultural Council demands immediate restoration of Panjab university Senate, Syndicate elections on old pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Calls centre\u2019s move an attack on Punjab\u2019s academic heritage; urges revival of democratic traditions at 142-year-old institution<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chandigarh News:\u00a0<\/span> The Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) has strongly condemned the central government\u2019s move to make the Senate and Syndicate of Panjab University ineffective and inanimate and termed it a \u201cdeeply objectionable and deliberate attempt\u201d to weaken Punjab\u2019s claim over one of its oldest and most prestigious educational institutions.<br \/>\nAdvocate Harjeet Singh Grewal, president of the Council said the Centre\u2019s decision has deeply hurt the sentiments of Punjabis who take pride in the university\u2019s 142-year legacy. He demanded that the original democratic structure of the university should be immediately restored and fresh elections for the Senate and Syndicate be held to uphold the voice of teachers, students, and stakeholders.<br \/>\nState Award recipient Grewal said that ever since its establishment by the British in Lahore in 1882, Panjab University has symbolized Punjab\u2019s intellectual, scientific and cultural identity. He drew a parallel between the current move and the events of November 1, 1966, when the bifurcation of Punjab resulted in the loss of many Punjabi-speaking areas and the separation of union territory of Chandigarh.<br \/>\nHe alleged that the Centre has now chosen the same symbolic timing to tighten its grip over the university, stripping Punjab and its colleges of its rightful participation. \u201cBy abolishing the 59-year-old democratic setup and replacing elected representatives with their own nominated ones, the Centre has not only ended an old tradition but also taken away the democratic rights of Punjabis,\u201d Grewal said.<br \/>\nCriticizing the decision to include Chandigarh\u2019s MP, Chief Secretary and Education Secretary as ex-officio members, Advocate Grewal said the move effectively treats Punjab\u2019s own capital as an external stakeholder. \u201cNow, with the Centre\u2019s complete control, there will be no one left to question arbitrary decisions,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe recalled how, since the state\u2019s reorganization, Punjab had been deprived of control over its capital, river waters and headworks and the latest move fits that same pattern of \u201csystematic disempowerment.\u201d<br \/>\nGrewal urged all political parties, social organisations, colleges\u2019 teachers and student bodies to unite and demand the immediate restoration of the Senate, calling it essential not just for university governance but for protecting Punjab\u2019s academic dignity and democratic rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calls centre\u2019s move an attack on Punjab\u2019s academic heritage; urges revival of democratic traditions at 142-year-old institution Chandigarh News:\u00a0 The Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) has strongly condemned the central government\u2019s move to make the Senate and Syndicate of Panjab University ineffective and inanimate and termed it a \u201cdeeply objectionable and deliberate attempt\u201d to weaken Punjab\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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