Two groups of JNU students are sitting on an indefinite hunger strike in protest against the punishments awarded by the university in connection with the controversial February 9 event.
While five protesting students are from ABVP, 20 others including JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar belong to different groups.
The hunger strike began at midnight after the students took out a torchlight march from Ganga Dhaba to administration block, which has been the venue of protest ever since Kanhaiya was arrested in a sedition case over the event against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.
Kanhaiya, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who were arrested in the case are now out on bail.
The university had earlier this week announced punishments to various students on basis of recommendations of a five-member probe panel.