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HAU Students Suspend Agitation Pending Written Assurance After VC Goes on Leave

They will not lift their dharna until they receive written assurance of Kamboj’s leave, formal approval of scholarship revisions, reservation rollbacks, disciplinary non-prosecution for participants

Addressing the students, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said the people associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have taken control over the educational institutes without any merit. (HT Photo)
Students of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University during the protest in Hisar on Wednesday. (HT)
Students of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) in Hisar, who had been demanding the resignation of vice-chancellor BR Kamboj after the June 10 lathi-charge, agreed to call off their protest on Wednesday. (HT file photo)
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Overview

  • HAU students paused their indefinite protest after the Haryana government agreed to send Vice Chancellor B R Kamboj on a six-month leave.
  • Officials committed to revise postgraduate stipend norms, roll back Land Donation Village seat reservations and withdraw the 93rd amendment to the university calendar.
  • A three-member judicial committee led by a retired judge will probe the alleged June 10 lathicharge on protesting students.
  • Students retracted their June 27 university gate closure ultimatum but warned the agitation will resume without formal documentation of all promises.
  • A four-member panel headed by Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda will oversee phased implementation of the agreed reforms.