India, April 26 -- Two days after the Staff Association of Delhi University's Dyal Singh Evening College called for a protest to oppose the renaming of the institute, its principal has written to the university vice-chancellor to convene a staff council meeting, it is learnt.

The letter was sent on Friday "seeking directions to convene a Staff Council meeting on the issue of the name change of the college."

In December 2025, Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh announced that the evening college will be renamed after Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur.

It is currently named after Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a 19th-century philanthropist, educationist, and social reformer.

Undersigned by principal Bhawna Pandey and Staff Council...