Overview
- The Office of the Dean of Students’ Welfare, with the vice-chancellor’s approval, issued a September 10 order dissolving the 2024–25 Students’ Union with immediate effect.
- The University Election Commission announced a 2025–26 poll timetable: nominations on September 11–12, scrutiny on September 12, withdrawals on September 13, campaigning on September 14–16, voting on September 19, and results on September 20.
- Student organisations mounted protests and a dharna on campus, and five students began an indefinite hunger strike demanding the dissolution be revoked and the current union finish its term.
- Protesters contend the decision bypassed procedures such as a University General Body Meeting and ignored Lyngdoh norms, accusing the administration of political bias.
- In a recent meeting convened by the dean, all student groups except ABVP supported allowing the union to complete its activities, while ABVP backed immediate elections.