Tezpur University unrest: Stakeholders stage 24-hr hunger strike to mark 100 days of protest

Key Highlights

• 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 Mr.
• Singh's prolonged absence, coupled with the inaction of authorities, has pushed the institution into administrative paralysis and eroded public trust, she said.
• "The Tezpur University Teachers' Association (TUTA), Tezpur University Non-Teaching Employees' Association (TUNTEA) and the student community have commenced a 24-hour-long hunger strike from 12 am on Monday (December 29, 2025), which will continue till 11.59 pm.
• "This collective action marks 100 days of continuous democratic struggle — a period defined not by resolution, but by silence, delay and deepening disappointment," the TUUF member said.