Chandigarh, Nov. 21 -- In a fresh escalation, the Panjab University Bachao Morcha on Thursday announced a complete shutdown of the varsity on November 26 and further threatened to gherao the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) offices in Chandigarh and Punjab, if the senate election schedule is not announced by November 25. This comes even as Panjab University (PU) has categorically told students that the varsity will be forced to explore legal options if the protest on campus continues or escalates in any way. Representatives of major kisan unions, including BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan), BKU Krantikari, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political), BKU (Siddhupur), BKU (Dakaunda) and BKU (Krantikari), participated in a meeting on campus to discuss the Morcha's next course of action. The meet, which started at 1 pm, lasted for nearly four hours. NSUI presidential candidate and Morcha leader Parabhjot Gill said, "We have promised to lay low till November 25 but if the senate poll schedule is not announced by then, we will move ahead with the complete shutdown call of the campus, followed by a gherao of the BJP offices in Chandigarh and across Punjab between November 25 and 30." Adding to the pressure, end-semester examinations are scheduled for November 26, thus creating further complications for the varsity authorities amid the shutdown call. This has brewed fresh trouble for the varsity, which has already seen a chaotic shutdown on November 10 when protesters, mainly from Punjab, stormed the campus by breaking open the varsity gates. PU registrar YP Verma said, "We have been repeatedly asking students to keep the protests peaceful. From our end, we have done all that we can. I, along with secretary to the VC Krishan Kumar Saluja, are leaving for Delhi on Friday to seek updates from the Centre on the poll schedule. If students go ahead with a bandh, we will have to plan our actions accordingly." Vice-chancellor Renu Vig echoed similar views, urging students to remain patient. "We are doing everything in our power to get the schedule approved at the earliest. Two of our officials will be travelling to Delhi on Friday. It has only been a few days since the (poll) schedule was sent (to the Centre)," she said. Meanwhile, students from outside Punjab, particularly Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, are distancing themselves from the agitation. Mohit Manderana, joint secretary, PUCSC who comes from Haryana, said, "I removed myself from the Morcha because the original agenda was getting overshadowed." Gaurav Sharma, leader of Himachal Students Party, said, "We will not be supporting the call for November 26," he added....