INDIA, Dec. 8 -- Amid escalating tensions on the Tezpur University campus, Assam Congress President and Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi addressed students and faculty on Sunday.

He drew parallels between the institution's historic origins and the ongoing movement demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh.

The demonstrations have intensified over alleged administrative failures, with students calling for government action and describing their stance as 'firm and dignified.'

Posting on X, Gogoi referenced the university's founding legacy from the student-led movements of the late 1980s and noted that current students were continuing that tradition.

He wrote, "Tezpur University was given sanction by an Act of Parliament in 1...