Politics Over Dissolution of Panjab University Senate: Mann Government to Go to Court; CM Says – Centre Does Not Have This Authority, Attempt Made to Enter Through Haryana.
Punjab University, the state’s legacy, would be safeguarded at all costs, according to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
The Central Government has come under fire from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for dissolving the Senate of Panjab University and trying to sever Punjab’s ties to it.
He declared the ruling to be against Punjab’s rights and unconstitutional. According to Mann, the BJP has displayed its anti-Punjab side by releasing this notification, and the Centre lacks the right to dissolve it.
He declared that the Punjab government will take this injustice to court in the Supreme Court and High Court.
Mann stated, ‘The Centre is attempting to enter via Haryana.’
Mann, the chief minister, stated, “The Central Government is trying to seize the heritage of Punjab by attempting to grant Haryana’s share in Panjab University.”
He emphasised that the University is an essential part of Punjab’s history, having moved from Lahore to Hoshiarpur and then Chandigarh following the country’s division. Currently, 60% of the University’s maintenance grant comes from the state government.
Legal Discussion
The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) passed the Panjab University Act, 1947, which formed the university, according to Chief Minister Mann, who emphasised the legal foundation for his opposition.
“A body created by an Act of the state (Assembly) cannot be dissolved or altered by a mere notification from the Central Government,” he declared, denouncing the Center’s ruling as unlawful and unconstitutional.
The Punjab Government vehemently disagrees with this ruling, according to the Chief Minister, and will appeal it to the Supreme Court.
An attempt to weaken Punjab’s rights
According to CM Mann, the Central Government has removed Section 14 and modified Sections 13, 19, and 20 of the Panjab University Act, 1947.
The Graduate Constituency is eliminated in this reorganisation, and a wholly nominated body takes the place of the elected Syndicate. Since the university’s governing statute is an Act established by the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which the Centre cannot unilaterally modify with a mere notification, the Centre’s action is a blatant and unlawful attack on Punjab’s rights. Mann went on to say that the Centre is getting ready to weaken Punjab’s rights by adding the Chandigarh MP to the Senate. He declared that the state government will do all within its power to save the institution, which is Punjab’s cultural legacy.
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