Withdraw report on PU, Akalis urge Prez

Chandigarh, July 17

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal today urged President Ram Nath Kovind to withdraw the report submitted by the Chancellor’s High-Level Committee on Governance Reforms in association with Panjab University besides ensuring the territorial jurisdiction of the university was not curtailed in any manner.

He also urged that the Governor of Punjab be restored as ex officio Chancellor of the university, besides calling for the ouster of Vice Chancellor Dr Raj Kumar.

Asserting that Punjabis were disturbed by conspiracies in the garb of reforms, he said as per the will and vision of the university founders, the institution was created for the people of Punjab to preserve and promote their academic, intellectual and cultural heritage. — TNS