DAV refuses to host youth fest,PU to hold it on campus

Panjab University Dean Students Welfare (DSW) Prof A S Ahluwalia,however,said Prof Gupta had stated that due to the ongoing dispute and his deteriorating health,the college would not be able to organise the festival. “The college communicated to us that amidst all the controversies between Dr B C Josan and College Managing Committee over the college head they cannot organise the youth festival. Also,as the officiating principal does not have powers,it would be difficult on their part. The officiating principal had also cited his poor health conditions as one of the reasons for exempting the college from this responsibility,” Prof Ahluwalia said. “In the first meeting,DAV College accepted to organise the youth festival while in the following meeting to materialise the events,they simply denied citing various reasons,” added the DSW.

Finally,when all other city colleges also refused to take responsibility,Panjab University decided to organise the festival on its campus. The decision was taken in the meeting chaired by the University student dean on Thursday. The festival will be held during the third week of October for which selections are slated to begin in the coming week. The zonal youth festival is organised by city colleges every year on rotation basis. Teams from all the city colleges participate in this cultural event after clearing the selection rounds. The winning teams in their respective categories qualify for other inter-university and regional cultural events.