New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) office bearers on Wednesday had a meeting with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) officials on the hostel fee hike issue, however no resolution was reached on the second consecutive day of talks on Wednesday.
JNUSU general secretary Satish Chandra Yadav said they demanded that the students who get JRF and SRF scholarships be given single-seater rooms, a norm which is followed by every other university. "Students are given a single-seater room after two years but that is not the norm here. We said either they refund the HRA or ensure that norms are changed. We also said that the new hostel manual does not have provisions for reservation of students in hostels," he said.
The students union had a meeting regarding the issue on Tuesday as well, but no result had come out.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave JNU administration time till evening to hold talks with the agitating students. However, no meeting has been held between the students and the admin till now. The JNUSU has called for a boycott of exams, beginning on December 12 and will be going ahead with it.