Chandigarh, Nov. 13 -- Fissures appear to have emerged in the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) ever since Punjab asserted its claim over the varsity in the backdrop of the now-repealed senate reforms. While students had put up a united front during the anti-affidavit protests and the stir to push for early senate elections, many from Himachal and Haryana say they are beginning to feel alienated amid the apparent tug-of-war started by Punjab leaders.

This was evident on Tuesday when PUCSC joint secretary Mohit Manderana publicly announced that he had withdrawn from the PU Bachao Morcha, which had been spearheading the protests for senate elections after the affidavit issue had been resolved. While Manderana released a sta...