Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Chaos was the order of the day on the Panjab University (PU) campus as over 5,000 supporters turned up on students' call for a university shutdown on Monday.

What began as a student protest turned into a movement for "Punjabiyat", with political parties, farmer unions and student wings from across Punjab joining in.

Despite repeated appeals for calm from the varsity administration, the Panjab University Bachao Morcha, a group of student activists leading the agitation, went ahead with the protest, refusing to relent until the Centre announces the schedule for senate elections, pending since October 2024.

Police had set up barricades around the varsity campus to keep outsiders out.

SSP Kanwardeep Kaur reached the...