Mahesh Kumar
Two students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday (August 19) who were part of an indefinite hunger strike were taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after their health deteriorated.
Since August 11, the students have been protesting at the Sabarmati T-point on the university campus, alleging that the administration has been indifferent to their list of demands.
On Monday, two students involved in the hunger strike on campus were hospitalized at the AIIMS after falling ill. However, they chose to refuse medical treatment in order to persist with their protest.
Around sixteen students from the varsity, including key office bearers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) —Dhananjay (President), Avijit Ghosh (Vice President), Priyanshi Arya (General Secretary), and Md. Sajid (Joint Secretary), Nigam Kumari (School of Language councillor)—began an indefinite hunger strike to compel the university administration to respond to their charter of demands. Monday, the strike reached its eighth day.
The key demands of the protesting students included the revocation of the Chief Proctor Office (CPO) manual, the reinstatement of the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH), withdrawal of proctorial inquiries against students who protested issues related to water scarcity, opening of Barak Hostel, a state-of-the-art hostel built for Northeast students on campus, increase in Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000, scrapping of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), reduction in Viva weightage to 10-15% from 30%, swift renovation of hostels among others.
Since August 11, the students have been protesting at the Sabarmati T-point on the university campus, alleging that the administration has been indifferent to their list of demands.
On Monday, two students involved in the hunger strike on campus were hospitalized at the AIIMS after falling ill. However, they chose to refuse medical treatment in order to persist with their protest.
Around sixteen students from the varsity, including key office bearers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) —Dhananjay (President), Avijit Ghosh (Vice President), Priyanshi Arya (General Secretary), and Md. Sajid (Joint Secretary), Nigam Kumari (School of Language councillor)—began an indefinite hunger strike to compel the university administration to respond to their charter of demands. Monday, the strike reached its eighth day.
The key demands of the protesting students included the revocation of the Chief Proctor Office (CPO) manual, the reinstatement of the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH), withdrawal of proctorial inquiries against students who protested issues related to water scarcity, opening of Barak Hostel, a state-of-the-art hostel built for Northeast students on campus, increase in Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000, scrapping of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), reduction in Viva weightage to 10-15% from 30%, swift renovation of hostels among others.
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