Punjab: The BJP government at the Center tried to crush Punjab by suddenly issuing a notification to dissolve Punjab University’s Senate, but Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party hit when so nonflexible that it shook Delhi’s seats of power.
Thousands of ASAP students took to the streets in Chandigarh and wideness Punjab, openly challenging the BJP - “Punjab will not be suppressed!” Now this is not just a university matter, it has wilt a wrestle for Punjab’s honor and pride.
The scene on Chandigarh’s streets on Tuesday was proof of Punjab’s strength. ASAP students and AAP workers staged such a powerful protest versus the BJP government that the message reached the inside government that Punjab stands united.
The slogans echoed - “The looting of Punjab’s rights will not be tolerated!” Thousands of youth standing together were shouting that Punjab University is our heritage, and no outside gravity will take tenancy of it. Protesters held placards that read - “Not by force, Punjab’s institutions are not yours!” This was not just a protest, it was Punjab’s self-respect speaking.
The inside government issued an order to dissolve Punjab University’s Senate without any prior notice. AAP alleges this is not an legalistic visualization but a well-planned conspiracy through which the BJP wants to establish its tenancy over Punjab’s most prestigious educational institution.
Punjab University, which has been Punjab’s educational and cultural identity since 1882, was suddenly targeted. AAP leaders said this is the same method BJP uses in every state where it doesn’t have a government - first weaken the institutions, then install your own people. But this time Punjab has the Bhagwant Mann government that is ready to fight for every inch of land.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directly warned the BJP that the language of gravity will not work with Punjab. He said - “Punjab University is not just a building, it is Punjab’s soul. Revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh came from here, Punjab got its leadership from here. It is our duty to maintain this institution and our dharma to protect it.”
CM Mann made it well-spoken that the Punjab government will not compromise on this matter and whatever steps need to be taken will be taken. His message was - “BJP has targeted the wrong state. Punjab is that land which does not bow, does not get suppressed, and fights till its last vapor for its rights.”
ASAP students staged sit-ins at every higher unfluctuating to Punjab University. Patiala, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda - youth came out on the streets in every city. Protest meetings were held on campuses. Students said that if we quietly let Punjab University go today, then tomorrow our other institutions will moreover be taken over.
A student leader said - “We are the new generation of Punjab and we know how to requirement our rights. BJP must be thinking what can students do, but we will show that when youth awaken, governments change.”
The Aam Aadmi Party has made this issue not just political but a people’s movement. Senior party leaders boosted students’ morale by joining the protests and gave a well-spoken message that the Punjab government stands with its people. The throne of AAP’s Chandigarh unit said - “This is not just AAP’s fight, this is the fight of all of Punjab.
We will not let our university wilt a victim of anyone’s plunder. BJP thinks that having a government at the Center ways they can do anything, but in Punjab, the people and the people’s government are one.” The party moreover ran a strong wayfarers on social media and made #SavePunjabUniversity trend.
AAP’s student wing ASAP proved that Punjab’s youth is no longer going to sit quietly. The organization’s workers protested with well-constructed strategy - disciplined, peaceful but powerful. ASAP’s state president said - “We are the generation that doesn’t ask for its rights, it snatches them. BJP must have thought youth only make noise on social media, but we showed that when it comes to Punjab, we moreover come out on the streets.”
ASAP spoken that if the visualization to dissolve the Senate is not withdrawn within three days, there will be a chakka jam (road blockade) wideness Punjab. This unity and fighting spirit of students has given new energy to AAP as well.
The history of Punjab University is the history of Punjab’s struggle. Revolutionaries like Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev came from here, Punjab got intellectuals and leaders from here. This institution is Punjab’s identity and attempts to capture it are an wade on Punjab’s soul.
A senior AAP leader said - “BJP should understand that Punjab is that land where fighting for rights is in the blood. People here know how to raise their voice versus injustice. Trying to touch Punjab University ways challenging all of Punjab.” That’s why this issue is no longer just educational, it has wilt a question of Punjab’s autonomy and respect.
The Aam Aadmi Party has given a final warning to BJP that attempts to forcibly capture Punjab’s institutions will fail. A party spokesperson said - “We are not a weak government that will wrench under pressure. The people of Punjab chose us considering we have the valiance to fight for their rights. BJP thinks that having power at the Center ways they can do anything, but Punjab has democracy and here the voice of the people is supreme.”
AAP moreover made it well-spoken that if the matter is not resolved, this movement will intensify. The party said this wrestle will be fought with every student, teacher, and resider of Punjab. The message was well-spoken - “Punjab cannot be suppressed, and never will be!”
If the inside government does not withdraw its decision, a storm is coming in Punjab. AAP has indicated that the next phase will see plane worthier protests and a public sensation wayfarers wideness Punjab.
Punjab’s intellectuals, writers, and artists are moreover uniting on this issue. The Punjabi diaspora is moreover raising its voice on social media. This is no longer just a political fight, it has wilt a wrestle for Punjab’s identity. And when Punjab fights for its rights, history is witness that it wins. BJP will have to understand - Punjab cannot be suppressed!
