JNU students end 17-day hunger strike as committee promises to look into demands
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Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) ended their 17-day hunger strike on Tuesday. The development came after meetings between student representative and a committee headed by the university's dean.
Adding to this, JNUSU members called off their 17-day hunger strike on Tuesday. (HT) A letter signed by Dean of school of social sciences, Vivek Kumar, shared that the revocation of the rustication of five students has been directed. The students named in the letter are - Aditi Mishra, K Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav, Danish Ali and Nitish Kumar.
Meanwhile, The revocation of rustication of the JNUSU office bearers, including the president, was among the key demands of the students.
Notably, Here are 5 key things discussed in the meeting between students and the university committee:
As per the latest buzz, Apart from this, discussions on hostel reservations and their structuring, library timings and opening of a canteen in CSLG were also held.
In further updates, JNUSU members were demanding the reinstatement of rusticated office bearers. According to news agency PTI, the student union argued that it is an elected representative body with a mandate from around 9,000 students, and not merely a students' group. Its representatives have been elected through independent election committees and notified by the office of the dean of students, it shared.
On top of that, The union as per reports also alleged corruption in university recruitment and questioned the administration's commitment to protecting taxpayers' money.
On Monday, Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit shared that a competent authority was willing to meet protesting students at 8.50 am on October 16 but no one was present on the site.
Source: Hindustan Times