Overview
- University officials say a detailed Senate election schedule has been sent to the Chancellor, the Vice-President of India, for approval, signaling the start of the poll process.
- Around 2,000 police personnel, barricades and checkpoints ringed the campus, access was limited to ID holders and the university declared a two-day holiday.
- Protesters, including farmer unions and Sikh organisations, forced entry at gates, police detained some agitators and used a mild lathi-charge to control crowds.
- Traffic snarls stretched across Chandigarh–Mohali, with major disruptions reported on the Zirakpur–Chandigarh highway and border checkpoints.
- Student and faculty groups insist the elections be held for the original 91-member Senate and vow to continue the agitation until dates are officially announced.