JNUSU Ends 17-Day Hunger Strike After JNU Revokes Rustications

Jawaharlal Nehru University revoked rustication orders for five students, and the students’ union ended its 17-day hunger strike after a meeting with university officials produced a set of commitments on October 19. A university notice dated October 19 said Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit had directed the administration to revoke the rustication immediately. The five students are JNUSU office-bearers Aditi Mishra, K. Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav and Danish Ali, and former union president Nitish Kumar. The notice advised them to pay their respective fines. Meeting minutes signed by School of Social Sciences Dean Vivek Kumar and student representatives also recorded an agreement to withdraw all police cases, or FIRs, against students and proctorial inquiries connected with specified protests. The minutes included plans to review the university’s Chief Proctor’s Office manual, which the union has opposed over restrictions and penalties related to demonstrations. The strike ended after the meeting, according to the union and the meeting record. Other commitments include forming committees to examine the manual, hostel reservations and the possibility of restoring the...