Overview

• The Office of the Dean, Students’ Welfare issued a Vice‑Chancellor‑approved order on September 10 dissolving the 2024–25 Students’ Union with immediate effect.
• The notification instructs the university Election Commission to conduct polls for the 2025–26 union with approval from the Vice‑Chancellor.
• Student groups held a dharna at the Administrative Building, calling the dissolution arbitrary and demanding that the order be withdrawn.
• Protesters contend the administration skipped steps such as a University General Body Meeting and ignored a meeting where all organisations except ABVP supported allowing the union to complete its tenure.
• A coalition of student organisations announced plans for an indefinite hunger strike and pressed for adherence to Lyngdoh recommendations and safeguards against political influence.