By: Poviet Kaur
CHANDIGARH: The final phase of the Panjab University Senate elections for the graduate constituency is likely to be held by the end of September. On Thursday, a hearing was held in Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding voting for the graduate constituency. The counsel for PU administration said that the varsity has sent proposed election dates (September 19 and 26) to seven states. It was stated that all states, except Delhi and Uttarakhand, had given their consent for the elections.
It was also suggested in court that if some states did not give permission, elections may be conducted in two phases. States which have got permission to vote could go to polls on September 19 while others could do so on September 26.
The high court asked Panjab University to submit a report on September 13 explaining its side and preparations made for the elections.
Protests against delay in elections are being held at PU for the past 20 days.
Ravinder Dhaliwal, one of the contestants who spoke to the lawyer of Punjab University administration said, “I had a word with Satyapal Jain. He assured me that the date for elections would be announced soon in an official notice. We are confident that we will achieve our goal of saving the democratic set-up of PU by holding the Senate elections. We will continue our struggle till we receive an official notice.”
