The assembly passed the bills unanimously without much debate. However, the bills pertaining to setting up of Chandigarh University saw participation of both treasury and opposition benches.
The bills passed include Chandigarh University bill, the Adesh University bill, the Punjab Common Infrastructure (Regulation and Maintenance) bill, the Punjab Ex-servicemen Corporation (amendment) bill, the Punjab Municipal Corporation (amendment) bill, the Punjab Municipal Fund (amendment) bill and the Punjab Municipal (amendment) bill.
Congress leader Brahm Mohindra said that the state government had set up an Ayurvedic University recently which still awaited recognition from the Centre.
Mohindra claimed that teachers were brought in from different places at the time of inspection of private colleges and institutions affecting the students.
Mohindra was concerned that Baba Farid University was yet to hand over degrees to about 2000 students in its affiliated colleges in the state.
He also said that the MBBS interns were paid only Rs 150 a day.
Leader of the opposition Sunil Kumar Jakhar alleged that there were discrepancies in the bills circulated to members of the House yesterday and today.
"There is over writing and cutting in these bills and those responsible for it should be held accountable", he said.
Welcoming the step of setting up of deemed universities in the state, Jakhar said that these should not become profit making organisations.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said that he had taken up the matter of setting up a World Class university in the state with the Centre, which informed him that the proposal had been put on hold.
Welcoming the setting up of private universities, Badal said these should be affordable and the fees demanded by such institutions must be reasonable.
