JNU students boycott classes as hunger strike enters day 12
The Hindu
JNU students observe complete university strike, demand action on unresolved issues, continue hunger strike for 12th day.
Students at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi observed a complete university strike on Thursday (August 22, 2024), marking the 12th day of their hunger strike as they continued to demand action on various unresolved issues.
“Scores of students boycotted classes to put pressure on the university administration”, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), which led the protest, said.
Only a small section of students in a few schools, particularly the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS), attended the classes, while all the other classes remained suspended.
According to Rajeshwar Kant Dubey, president, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) JNU unit, the organisation did not participate in the university strike.
The RSS-affiliated student body has, however, been sitting on a separate strike on the campus since the past 31 days regarding various student-related issues.
The JNUSU has called for the strike to continue until Friday (August 23, 2024), after which they plan to lead a long march to the Ministry of Education.
They have urged the Ministry to intervene in the matter and address their concerns.
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