Panjab University Student’s Confrontation With Police Goes Viral

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00:00That's a student from Punjab University whose video went viral after she was seen

00:09confronting police at the campus gate. Police personnel had reportedly

00:20stopped students from entering the campus because of the ongoing protests

00:24over the delay in Senate elections. Harmanpreet Kaur, a second year student in the

00:32Anthropology Department at Punjab University, said she had just returned from home carrying

00:37her bag and hoping to get back to her hostel. Since October 28th of 2025, Punjab University

00:53has witnessed large-scale student protests, demanding the announcement of Senate elections

00:58and the preservation of the university's autonomy. The protests began after a now-withdrawn central

01:09government notification proposed to reduce the strength of the university's Senate and

01:13syndicate, a move many saw as an attempt to centralise control. The issue quickly snowballed

01:19into a political flashpoint with Punjab CM Bhagwanth Maan accusing the BJP of attacking

01:24Punjab's autonomy and opposition parties calling it a direct assault on federalism.

01:32On 10th November, the protests intensified when farmers joined in, breaking barricades at the

01:37Mohali-Chandigarh border and clashing with the police. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a Farmers

01:42Union Coalition, has since announced it will hold a rally in Chandigarh on November 26th in support

01:48of the students. Even after the centre withdrew the notification, students said they would

01:52continue their protests until the Senate elections due in 2024 are announced.

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