Chandigarh, May 15 -- With the Panjab University (PU) senate's term expiring on October 31 this year, the varsity is yet to release a schedule for the fresh senate elections. Some of PU senators have come forward alleging that it was being done deliberately by the Centre to weaken PU's apex body to get their own agendas cleared.

In a statement issued by six senators, they alleged that the central government and the ruling party were trying to remove the elected senate. "They want to replace it (senate) with a governing body that was nominated or predominantly nominated as they want to push their agenda for the affiliation of Haryana colleges of Panchkula, Kalka and Ambala districts to Panjab University, which is not permitted at present,...