Why students are on strike at 3 universities in Delhi
Students at three major Delhi universities are engaged in protests and hunger strikes over administrative policies, disciplinary actions, and restrictions on student representation. Issues include the penalization of protests, infrastructure decay, and the replacement of university entrance exams with CUET.
Why it matters
The unrest reflects broader tensions regarding academic freedom, student governance, and the centralization of education policies in India.
NEW DELHI:Universities across Delhi are witnessing a fresh wave of student unrest, with hunger strikes emerging as a key form of protest against administrative policies, disciplinary actions and restrictions on student representation and campus access.At Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), an indefinite hunger strike entered its 16th day Monday, while at Jamia Millia Islamia, students demanding the restoration of union elections continued their agitation amid suspensions and rustication. At Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), an indefinite sit-in over campus access and other institutional concerns has escalated, with 11 students suspended.At JNU, the hunger strike began on Oct 3 after a university general body meeting (UGBM) unanimously passed a resolution calling for the withdrawal of chief proctor’s office (CPO) manual, which penalises protests on campus; crumbling infrastructure; restoration of Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment; an equal opportunity cell under the proposed Rohith Vemula Act; and an inquiry into alleged recruitment irregularities, among…
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