All stakeholders of Tezpur University, which has been witnessing sustained protests since mid-September against irregularities allegedly committed by Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh, began a 24-hour hunger strike on Monday (December 29, 2025) on completion of 100 days of their agitation without any success.
The institute, located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Sonitpur district of Assam, has been paralysed with more intense protests since November 29 as a joint forum of all stakeholders demanded the removal of the beleaguered VC for his alleged involvement in corruption and other forms of irregularities, and the start of an inquiry into his actions.
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Tezpur University United Forum (TUUF), a joint platform of students, teachers and non-teaching staffers, expressed disappointment that even after 100 consecutive days of peaceful protest, no concrete resolution or actionable assurance had been provided to remove the VC.
"The stakeholders have strongly condemned the continued impunity enjoyed by the absentee VC Shambhu Nath Singh, despite grave allegations and sustained opposition from within the university community," a TUUF volunteer told PTI
