Overview
- The Panjab University Bachao Morcha has warned of a complete shutdown on November 26 and threatened to gherao BJP offices if a written Senate election schedule is not issued by November 25.
- A majority of the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council voted against the bandh and against further postponing end‑semester exams, signaling that examinations should proceed.
- Registrar YP Verma and a senior aide met Ministry of Education officials in Delhi, who raised technical queries and then indicated the election schedule would be forwarded for final approval with no timeline given.
- Farmer unions and civil society groups have joined the agitation, while some student leaders from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have distanced themselves, citing over‑politicisation and a Punjab‑centric tilt.
- Police recorded a criminal case tied to the November 10 campus breach, and an activist who reported rape threats has filed a complaint that had not led to an FIR as of November 20.