JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya have announced an indefinite hunger strike, to demand that Jawaharlal University revoke the action taken against them. JNU probe vs. JNU students They were punished by the university for the controversial February 9 event, and have said reject the findings and recommendations of the high-level inquiry committee that probed the incident.

ABVP also goes on hunger strike!

ABVP member Saurabh Sharma, who was complainant in the case lodged over the event, has also been slapped with a penalty of Rs 10,000 for blocking traffic.

Five members of ABVP have been sitting on hunger strike since Tuesday, alleging that the university is "criminalising" patriotism. The university officials, however, maintained that the decision has been taken after through investigation by a five-member probe panel and are in accordance with varsity norms.