Overview
- Chancellor Charanjit Singh Channi confirmed Vice-Chancellor Nitin Tandon’s resignation/termination following allegations by Kashmiri students who sought Ramzan meal arrangements.
- Students alleged the VC used abusive language and threatened to cancel admissions, with a widely shared video purporting to show the confrontation.
- CT University said remarks made during discussions were inappropriate, noted that the VC apologized and stepped down, and reported that mess services and campus normalcy have resumed.
- Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain said the district administration resolved the standoff, students ended their protest, and a thorough inquiry was ordered with continued monitoring.
- An internal university probe is underway alongside an investigation led by the Jagraon sub-divisional magistrate, after the JKSA and PDP’s Iltija Mufti spotlighted the case and sought action.