Chandigarh, Nov. 14 -- The Panjab University authorities have agreed to scrap the committee constituted to vet external speakers invited by student bodies for various events, one of the four key demands raised by the Panjab University Bachao Morcha.

The development came after a meeting between the morcha leaders and the five-member committee of professors, formed by vice-chancellor Renu Vig to mediate between the protesters and the administration.

Chaired by Yogesh Kumar Rawal from the department of zoology, the committee also includes Virender Negi (University Institute of Legal Sciences), Jaskaran Singh Waraich (department of defence and national security studies), Jasbir Singh (department of history) and Vishal Sharma (Institute of F...