Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday condemned the alleged lathi-charge on students at Panjab University in Chandigarh, blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government.

Addressing a press conference here, Cheema challenged the BJP state leaders to demonstrate their commitment by visiting PU and apologising to students. "The BJP is repeatedly conspiring to disrupt the state's atmosphere. The central government tried to undermine the university's democratic structure by issuing the notification to abolish the senate, and then withdrawing it following widespread opposition", he added.

Cheema, while reiterating the AAP's support for the PU students, slammed the poli...