Scuffle between media, JNU students during presser

Delhi | Tuesday | 19th November, 2019

Summary:

A+ A-NEW DELHI: A scuffle broke out between some TV media persons and JNU students during a press conference held on the campus on Tuesday. Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union, which had called a press meet on Monday incidents during ‘March to Parliament’, got upset over some of the pointed questions posed by the media. This led to a verbal duel between the two sides and a scuffle broke out, after which the press conference was called off. On Monday, hundreds of JNU students staged a march towards Parliament to protest a hike in hostel and mess fees. The students were stopped by police mid way to Parliament, but they staged a sit-in, which led to roads being blocked for hours..