Punjabi University students raise voice against 10% semester fee hike

Tribune News Service
Patiala, July 9

Students affiliated with various parties, including PSU (Lalkar), PRSU, AISF, SFI, DSO and AIRSA, today gathered in front of the VC office and held a protest against the 10 per cent fee hike for all courses. Holding posters in their hands students demanded that the fee hike should be rolled back.

The university had increased semester fee for students of all courses on the campus and at its various external centres recently. Students had announced that they would hold meetings, rallies and protests against the new orders.

Students also raised concern against university’s recent orders for collection of the PTA funds in constituent colleges, along with implementation of the GST, on various services.

Gurpreet Singh of the PSU (Lalkar) said, “The university has increased fee of various courses. This hike should be rolled back. Instead, the state government should provide funds to the university for its smooth functioning. We will intensify our protest on other campuses of the university in the coming days.”

Sandeep Kaur of the PRSU said, “We burnt an effigy of the state government over the fee hike. The government is passing financial burden on to students even during the Covid pandemic. The university is also collecting PTA funds from students of constituent colleges. Instead, the state government should release funds for the university. From now on, we will hold protests on other campuses too.”