Teachers join hunger strike Hyderabad varsity

V. Krishna, a professor, told this was an indefinite relay hunger strike to demand the resignation of Appa Rao, who last week went on leave. The interim vice chancellor's attempt to reach out to the protesting students on Wednesday proved futile as JAC said it was unacceptable as he was part of the decision to hand out punishment to the Dalit students. ension prevailed on the campus on Thursday as students, mostly belonging to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), staged a demonstration, demanding immediate Start of classes A faculty member from Osmania University too joined the students on relay hunger strike demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor P. Appa Rao. The forum is also demanding the resignation of interim vice-chancellor Vipin Srivastava as he headed the panel which suspended five Dalit students. One of them, Rohith Vemula, committed suicide on January 17, triggering widespread protests. Students under the banner of the Joint Action Committee for Social Justice-UoH continued their protest on the campus, demanding action against the vice chancellor, central ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya and others responsible for the suicide. The JAC alleged that the interim vice chancellor was provoking one group of students against the other. It made it clear that the protest will continue till justice is done in Vemula's case

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