JNU students’ protest brings city to halt

Delhi | Tuesday | 19th November, 2019

Summary:

Earlier in the evening, the police released around 100 students who were detained during the day, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh. JNUSU vice-president Saket Moon said they met GC Hosur, joint secretary of the HRD Ministry, and submitted a memorandum of demands to him. We demanded that the HRD panel must meet the students’ union and till the time the panel is working on the matter, the fee hike must be kept in abeyance. He said the official assured them that the panel would be meeting the students’ union office-bearers on Wednesday. Around 100 JNU students were detained and some were injured when police allegedly baton-charged protestors who were marching towards Parliament..