Chandigarh: SOP given go by, PU gives nod for student council prez’s star night
Despite the restrictions on star night events on campus, Panjab University has given a go-ahead to hold such events, with one to be organised by PU Campus Students’ Council president Gaurav Veer Sohal, affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on March 18, that too at the cricket ground which the authorities have refused in the past. Notably, PU had imposed restrictions on such events under the standard-operating procedures (SOPs) framed after a murder on campus in 2024. Sohal is the first from ABVP to hold the presidential post of the student council. Panjab University (HT Photo) PU officials have over the years denied permission for student events at the cricket ground citing the risk of damage to the turf and the sprinkler system, stating that large-scale stage setups and heavy equipment could cause irreversible damage. In 2025, a concert proposed during a fest by former PUCSC vice president Archit Garg (NSUI) was not allowed at the same ground. The university had cited the presence of ₹15-lakh sprinkler system as the reason for not …
