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Home / News / India News / Protesting JNU students clash with police; cops use water cannons
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    Protesting JNU students clash with police; cops use water cannons

    Siddhant Pandey
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    Siddhant Pandey
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    Last updated on Nov 11, 2019, 07:13 pm
    Protesting JNU students clash with police; cops use water cannons
  • A violent clash broke out between police personnel and students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday as the latter staged a protest outside the All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE).

    The students were protesting against the varsity's draft hostel manual, a proposed steep hostel fee hike, curfew timings, and dress code restrictions imposed on students.

    Here are more details.

  • In this article
    Hundreds of protestors marched towards AICTE building What are the students protesting about? Here are the visuals from the scene Hostel fee hiked from Rs. 2,500/month to Rs. 7,000/month: Protestor Fee hike will affect overwhelming number of students: JNUSU Protest resulted in traffic jams near campus Pokhriyal assured students' concerns will be met JNU students have been protesting the past few days
  • Protest

    Hundreds of protestors marched towards AICTE building

    Hundreds of protestors marched towards AICTE building
  • The protesting students marched towards AICTE in Vasant Kunj where both Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' were present for the varsity's third convocation ceremony.

    Carrying placards, hundreds of students pushed past police barricades as the cops used water cannons on them.

    Subsequently, a scuffle between the police and protesting students broke out.

  • Reason

    What are the students protesting about?

  • Reportedly, the students called JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar a "thief" as they protested against the 300% hostel fee hike.

    The protestors raised several issues including a dress code, curfew timings, listed in the JNU's draft manual, restrictions by the administration on entry to the Parthasarathy Rocks, attempts to lock students' union office.

  • Twitter Post

    Here are the visuals from the scene

  • #WATCH Delhi: A scuffle between the police and protesting students breaks out, as the protest organised by Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) over different issues including fee hike, continues outside the university campus. pic.twitter.com/yOlezY9Rjx

    — ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2019
  • Quote

    Hostel fee hiked from Rs. 2,500/month to Rs. 7,000/month: Protestor

  • A protesting student told NDTV, "While we were paying Rs. 2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay Rs. 7,000 per month. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed," adding that there was nearly a 300% hike.

  • Quote

    Fee hike will affect overwhelming number of students: JNUSU

    Fee hike will affect overwhelming number of students: JNUSU
  • Further, the JNU Students Union said the "fee hike crushes the dream of equality irrespective of ability to afford."

    "The hike will affect an overwhelming number of students. It denies those from deprived sections to avail education if they cannot pay," it said.

    It added, "Other provisions like Dress Code and Curfew timings reflect the regressive dystopia that the admin wants JNU to become."

  • Disruptions

    Protest resulted in traffic jams near campus

  • Meanwhile, a police officer reportedly said that the HRD Minister has not been able to come out of the AICTE auditorium.

    Separately, the Delhi Traffic Police said, that due to the protest, the route from Baba Gangnath Marg to JNU is jammed.

    Traffic movement on Nelson Mandela Marg from PS Vasant Vihar to PS Vasant Kunj was also closed, the Traffic Police said.

  • Information

    Pokhriyal assured students' concerns will be met

  • According to NDTV, Pokhriyal met JNUSU President Aishi Ghosh and assured that the students' concerns will be met. Further, the police and paramilitary forces present at the scene have also asked student union leaders to speak to protesting students.

  • History

    JNU students have been protesting the past few days

    JNU students have been protesting the past few days
  • Earlier, the JNUSU had called to boycott the convocation, and demanded the varsity administration to rollback the draft manual and proposed fee hike.

    The students have been protesting inside the campus for days, asking to speak to the Vice-Chancellor. Reportedly, the V-C is yet to hear their concerns.

    Further, some provosts have resigned from their hostel-in-charge positions over the last few days.

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