John Brittas seeks President’s intervention as JNU students’ hunger strike enters 17th day
CPI(M) MP John Brittas has requested intervention from the Indian President and Education Minister regarding a 17-day hunger strike by JNU students. The students are protesting against rustication orders and specific university manual provisions.
Why it matters
The ongoing protest at a major public university highlights tensions between student activism and administrative disciplinary policies in India.
John Brittas seeks President’s intervention as JNU students’ hunger strike enters 17th day left John Brittas, along with a group of people with National Flags seen at Connaught Place on October 16, 2026 SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/wuz125/article71602758.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/johnbrittas_shashi.jpg SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP New Delhi: 16/10/2026: John Brittas, along with a group of people with National Flags seen at Connaught Place, in New Delhi, on October 16, 2026. Photo by: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap/ The Hindu John Brittas said the hunger strike, which began on October 3, followed the university administration's alleged failure to address the student community's genuine and longstanding concerns New Delhi CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu and Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi over the indefinite hunger strike by JNU students, which entered its 17th day on Monday (October 19, 2026), citing deteriorating health of the participants.
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