Tezpur, Sept 23: As Assam bid farewell to its beloved cultural icon Zubeen Garg in a tearful state funeral on Tuesday, Tezpur University (TU) found itself at the centre of a student protest.

The unrest came as students criticised the administration for alleged “blatant insensitivity” during the three-day state mourning period.

Amid mounting pressure, the TU administration, on Tuesday, preponed the autumn recess from September 29 to September 24, a move students allege was intended to disperse protests rather than address their concerns.

The decision, meanwhile, has intensified the standoff between students and university authorities.

While tensions had been simmering since September 19, the flashpoint came on Monday evening when Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh reportedly refu

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