Outgoing campus council president of Punjab University Anurag Dalal, hailing from Haryana, has submitted a memorandum to Punjab University vice-chancellor Renu Vig to change the university name to “Panjab and Haryana University”
At the same time, PUCSC vice-president Archit Garg, who hails from Punjab, opposed the move.
On other hand Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda has backed Anurag proposal and he said he will raise this issue in Parliament in next session.
As per the memorandum, Dalal has pointed out both Punjab and Haryana share historical and cultural, and that it aligns with the already existing nomenclature for the high court.
“When 48% of the PU students are Haryanvis, it is their right that the name of Haryana be included.”