ABVP launches indefinite protest on Pondicherry University campus

Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad staging a protest on the Pondicherry University campus. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has launched an indefinite agitation to highlight mismanagement by the Pondicherry University.They took out a rally on the campus and launched a sit-in protest in front of the Administrative Block. The ABVP has launched the protest to highlight the PU management’s misplaced priorities, including spending crores of rupees for renovating the office cabin of staff, while ignoring the demands of students for better drinking water supply, hostel, sports and transportation facilities.The ABVP wanted the Ministry of Education to conduct a probe into the splurge by the university for renovation of staff cabin. They said the agitation would continue till the Vice-Chancellor, Prakash Babu, agreed to listen to their grievances. Published - August 21, 2026 09:28 pm IST