Active role being taken by the SGPC regarding the Hukamnama of Sri Akal Takht Sahib is a good omen : Ravi Inder Singh Hope that all Hukamnamas issued since 1999 but never implemented will now be enforced._ Chandigarh 21 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) patron and former Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, S. Ravi Inder Singh, in a written press statement, has welcomed the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's activism regarding the 15 June 2026 Hukamnama of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, calling it a good omen. He stated that the decision of the Executive Committee has raised hope that in the General House summoned for 27 June 2026, all orders and hukamnamas issued by Sri Akal Takht Sahib after 1999 but never implemented will be placed for approval. Beginning this process, the first step should be for President Harjinder Singh Dhami to appear before Sri Akal Takht Sahib and apologise for not obeying the December 2 2024 Hukamnama. He was assigned the respo...
Forums demand autonomy for universities, Free from political interference
Former VC Panjabi University Boparai urged for complete autonomy to varsities
Chandigarh 29 April ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Chandigarh, To uphold the sanctity of universities as "temples of knowledge," public forums Lok-Raj Punjab and Jago-Punjab have called for complete autonomy and independence for all universities. They emphasized that these vital institutions must be free from political interference to preserve their role as custodians of cultural diversity, languages, heritage and history. Speaking jointly, Padma Shri and Kirti Chakra awardee Prof. Swarn Singh Boparai, former Vice Chancellor, Panjabi University and Chairman of Jago-Punjab and Dr. Manjit Singh Randhawa, Convenor of Lok-Raj asserted that the post of Vice Chancellor should be redefined as "Chancellor." Further, the appointment should be made by the university's governing body not by the Governor and the candidate must be a respected faculty member from the same university. They criticized the current practice where the state Chief Minister sends a panel of names to the Governor who then appoints the Vice Chancellor, often someone from outside the institution. Drawing comparisons with foreign universities, where Chancellors hold full administrative powers, they pointed out that Indian Vice Chancellors merely exercise delegated powers from politically appointed Chancellors, leaving them with no real authority. The statement was prompted by recent incidents particularly at PAU Ludhiana where political interference allegedly led to public embarrassment. The forums called such acts "reprehensible" and warned that political control undermines the impartiality, integrity and future of education in India.
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