Rohtak, June 24 -- The scheduled talks between the Haryana government's four-member panel and the protesting students of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, failed to take place on Monday as students refused to engage in any dialogue unless the state first removed vice-chancellor BR Kamboj from his post. Firm on their demand, the students said they would not return to the negotiation table until the vice-chancellor was ousted. In response, Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda accused opposition parties of provoking the students to prolong the agitation without regard for their academic future. "We held discussions with the students for hours on Saturday and Sunday. While some appeared convinced, they later reverted to their primary demand- removal of the VC. We were surprised at how this became their central issue," Dhanda said. The panel had already agreed to several student demands, including disciplinary action against an assistant professor, revision of the stipend structure, rollback of seat reservations for Land Donation Villages, and medical compensation for injured students, the minister said, adding that the panel assured the formation of a probe committee to investigate the vice-chancellor's role in the June 10 lathicharge. "We made it clear that if the VC is found at fault, action will be taken. Still, the students insisted on his immediate removal before resuming talks. This rigidity, I believe, is being fuelled by opposition parties," the minister said. The students have decided to hold a mahapanchayat on the campus on June 24.htc...