JNU Protest: MHRD forms panel to resolve issues, even as protestors march to Parliament

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has set up a high-power committee to resolve the issues of the JNU students via dialogue. This comes as the JNU students are marching towards Parliament demanding a full rollback in the fee hike. Section 144 has also been imposed on the JNU campus and troops have been deployed around the Parliament to avoid an untoward circumstance. Amid all of this, the committee appointed by the MHRD has sought to have a peaceful resolution on ongoing issues. 

The HRD committee's notification 

The notification issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development says,  “With a view to restoring the normal functioning of the Jawaharlal Nehru University through dialogue with all the stakeholders and to advise the university administration for resolution of contentious issues, Government has appointed a High Power Commitee with the following;  

• Prof V.S Chauhan, former Chairman,  
• UGC Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE  
• Prof. Rajnish Jain, Secretary (UGC)”.  

The above said Committee is requested to initiate dialogue with the students and the university administration immediately and submit recommendations on the action to be taken. 

The UGC will provide the required support for the functioning of the Committee”.  

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JNU Protest

The JNU students have hit the road and they are marching towards the Parliament for a rollback in their fee hike. This comes after the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) administration announced a 50% concession in hostel fee rates for students belonging to the Below Poverty line (BPL).  The students argue that there is no definition of BPL in India thus demand the revocation of the hike. Section 144 has also been imposed on the JNU campus. Congress party’s Rajya Sabha MP, Ghulam Nabi Azad while speaking to Republic TV said he strong condemns the fee hike in the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Talking about the protest march towards Parliament, he also made a big statement saying that this (BJP) government is against education. He said increasing the fees of the institution by three times means that the central government does not want the poor people to study. He also urged the government to provide free higher education.

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