Assam University row worsens; 5 students on hunger strike hospitalised

As many as 5 students of the Assam University, Silchar have been admitted to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital after their condition deteriorated on Saturday. Students of Assam University

As many as 5 students of the Assam University, Silchar have been admitted to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital after their condition deteriorated on Saturday.

Students of Assam University have been on a hunger strike since Monday, demanding resignation of vice-chancellor Dilip Kumar Nath and withdrawal of the rustication order and FIR against research scholar Milan Das of the department of ecology and environment sciences.

The girl students are among the five admitted to hospital as their condition worsened following days of hunger strike.

The agitating students had on Friday rejected the offer of talks with the University authorities.

Assam University Students’ Union president Biswarup Bhattacharjee said they would continue the hunger strike and agitation till their demands are fulfilled.

Milan Das was rusticated for two years by the university authorities on Saturday for his alleged unlawful activities. His entry in the university was also banned and an FIR lodged against him.

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