Terming the ongoing hunger strike as an “unlawful”, Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar asked the students to put their demands using “constitutional” means, prompting ABVP to call off the fast. Two groups of students are protesting the punishment meted out by JNU in connection with the 9 February event,
The administration called the students for a “dialogue” on the seventh day of the strike.
While the left-affiliated groups termed the meeting to be “unfruitful”, members of ABVP claimed that the varsity agreed to their demand of “reconsidering” the punishment and hence they called off the indefinite fast and will continue with relay strike.
While JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar complained of low BP on Tuesday, ABVP’s Saurabh Sharma was rushed to AIIMS after his glucose level dipped.
Following separate meetings with the VC, the two groups issued statements about their future course of action.
ABVP, on the other hand, said, “our main demand of reconsidering the charges against Saurabh Sharma has been accepted. We have got an assurance from the administration that the new order will be issued soon. We are calling off the indefinite fast but will continue with relay strike till demands are met.”
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