Students, teachers and non-teaching staff members of Assam’s Tezpur University have shut down the campus indefinitely, demanding that Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh be immediately replaced due to allegations of corruption and financial irregularities, PTI reported on Wednesday.
The university in Sonitpur district has been witnessing protests for more than two months. However, the staff and students on Saturday declared a shutdown of all academic and administrative activities, The Indian Express reported.
The protests are being carried out under under the aegis of the Tezpur University United Forum. The Tezpur University Teachers’ Association and the Tezpur University Non-Teaching Employees’ Association have also supported the agitation.
Following the shutdown on Saturday, the Controller of Examinations issued a notification rescheduling the semester examinations, which were to begin on December 3, to December 8.
Tezpur University is the only other Central university in the state apart from Assam University. Singh had taken over as vice-chancellor in March 2023, after being the vice-chancellor of Patna University and a professor at Indira Gandhi National Open University earlier.
The students and staff at Tezpur University accuse Singh of financial irregularities and prolonged absence from campus, The Indian Express reported. His absence had led to “administrative stagnation”, dilapidation of campus infrastructure and disruption of academic processes, they allege.
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