Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains today strongly condemned the Centre's reported decision to dissolve the 59-year-old Senate and Syndicate of Panjab University, terming it a direct assault on the state's pride, autonomy and democratic ethos.
Bains described the move as "political vandalism" rather than governance, accusing the BJP-led Central government of undermining Punjab's academic freedom and constitutional rights. He said the unilateral action strikes at the heart of Punjab's intellectual legacy.
"The Centre wants to handpick its favourites and turn a historic institution into a political playground," Bains alleged, questioning the intent behind dissolving the democratically elected university bodies...