The appeal came a day after masked men indulged in violence in the JNU campus
It also alleged that outsiders were brought in with lathis and rods to "perpetrate violence".
According to the sources, the clash took place during a public meeting organised by the JNU Teachers' Association
Appealing to students to continue the boycott of the registration process, the JNUSU claimed the administration is "extremely rattled" by the unity of students.
Tripathi began his career as a students' leader. He was the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union (JNUSU) from 1975-77 and was even jailed during the Emergency
JNUSU president Aeshe Ghosh claimed that these protest in campuses 'will continue, if required, till this government lasts'
The ministry has also asked the university to sympathetically consider and give a relaxation of two weeks to make up for the lost academic period
When the students reached a cordoned area, they tried to jump the barricades and were lathicharged by the police
The HRD Ministry had constituted a three-member high-powered committee to restore normal functioning of the varsity
The committee had also met Deans of all schools and representatives of JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA).
The first meeting of the panel with JNU Students Union (JNUSU) office-bearers, student counsellors and hostel presidents took place on Wednesday at HRD Ministry.
The protest was on the alleged beating of visually impaired students during their agitation on fee hike
The Human Resource Development Ministry's committee on JNU will initiate dialogues with students and administration as well as submit recommendations on resolution of all issues
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