Suspended Punjab Agri University staffer reinstated; his wife dies of heart attack

An order issued by the Registrar on Wednesday reads: “Sh Amrik Singh was placed under suspension vide an order dated 11.04.2025 on the basis of the report received from the security officer, PAU, after obtaining the approval of the Vice-Chancellor. The committee (which had three members, including the Registrar, Dean College of Agriculture and the Estate Officer) feels that the request of Amrik Singh to revoke his suspension is considered sympathetically, and his suspension may be revoked.”

In another order issued by the Registrar on Thursday, it was stated that the “Vice-Chancellor of PAU is pleased to revoke suspension orders of Sh Amrik Sing, junior lab assistant, department of plant breeding…”

Speaking with The Indian Express, Amrik Singh said, “My suspension has been revoked, but I lost my wife. She has been suffering from a kidney ailment for four years and was stressed due to the ongoing situation. She suffered a heart attack and died. She got to know about my suspension on Wednesday only, and has been under stress since then. She suffered a heart attack on Thursday morning and could not survive. She was undergoing kidney dialysis, too.”

Condemning the police presence on the campus to thwart a peaceful protest, former academicians and other employees of the university and Opposition Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders said the situation was “unprecedented” as “never before police entered the campus to stop a peaceful agitation”.

PAU Employees Union president Baldev Singh Walia said their colleague was suspended under “political pressure”.

Meanwhile, AAP sources said the party was mulling action against the AAP leader.