‘Put Panjab University senate election schedule in public domain’

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 18

Amid no official announcement on the Panjab University senate elections, especially after the authorities submitted a detailed report before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the contestants are wondering whether to start canvassing or not.

The PU authorities submitted a detailed schedule of the senate elections last Friday. According to the revised schedule submitted before the High Court, polling will start on August 3 with the constituencies of principals and staff of technical and professional colleges. Voting for the constituency of faculties will be held on August 23.

Sources said while the Punjab Government and the UT Administration had given their consent to the setting up of polling booths for conducting elections, the other states are yet to send their consent.

“As the revised schedule has been submitted to the court, the authorities should also announce it on a public platform so that the contestants should start canvassing. There are more than 3 lakh voters in the graduate constituency and the time is less,” said one of the contestants.