Chandigarh, June 1 -- Facing backlash from students and political parties, outgoing Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) president Anurag Dalal has withdrawn his proposal to rename the university as "Panjab and Haryana University".

However, Dalal, who hails from Haryana, remained firm on his demand to affiliate nearby Haryana colleges with the university.

Submitting a memorandum to PU vice-chancellor Renu Vig on Thursday, the last day of the current campus council's term, president Dalal had pointed out that both Punjab and Haryana shared historical and cultural heritage, and the proposed name aligned with the already existing nomenclature for the high court.

Congress' Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda had backed Dalal's prop...