Students on hunger strike on reservation issue in DU admission

The protesting students, under the banner of Students for Social Justice, claimed they wanted to press the University administration to ensure complete compliance with the government's directive to fulfil 15 per cent reservation for SCs, 7.5 per cent for STs and 27 per cent for OBCs.

The protesters are demanding the varsity extend the last date of admission for SC, ST & OBC categories to ensure the percentage is fulfilled on total admission and make counselling for SC and ST students transparent.

While Lenin Vinober, Convenor of Students for Social Justice, sat on a hunger strike today along with Jyothi, a student who claimed to have been denied admission this year.

Another set of students will take over from them tomorrow, the protesters said.

The Delhi High Court had last week issued notices to Delhi University and the Union Ministry for Human Resources Development on petitions by a group of Scheduled Caste students submitting that the University's procedures for admissions to under-graduate courses were discriminatory against this category of students. (more)