A State government appointed committee met the protesting students of Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar, on Sunday (June 22, 2025), but the students remained firm in seeking the removal of the varsity's Vice-Chancellor.
On Friday (June 20, 2025), Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini formed a four-member committee to speak to the students of HAU, who have been protesting for the past two weeks against the alleged assault on them by varsity security guards during a dharna against changes in scholarship rules for post-graduate students.
The committee includes Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda, Public Works Minister Ranbir Gangwa, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi, and Nalwa MLA Randhir Panihar.
The committee has been engaging with the protesting students for the last two days, holding four rounds of talks over their various demands.
Mr. Dhanda, who spoke to reporters in Hisar on Sunday, said the students' demand seeking the removal of Vice-Chancellor B.R. Kamboj was not among their main demands, but had only been made in recent days.
