DU ad-hoc teachers sit on hunger strike near Arts Faculty

More than 200 Delhi University ad-hoc teachers observed a day-long hunger strike here on

Friday to press their demand that they be absorbed as permanent faculty.

The teachers from across Delhi University colleges sat at the Arts Faculty building and addressed their peers on the "irregularities" being committed by the varsity.

"There are a total of 200-250 teachers who are observing a day-long hunger strike... And another 1,500 are associated with the movement," Himanshu Singh, Assistant Professor (ad-hoc), Satyawati College (Evening), said.

He said that these teachers are not being made permanent for a long time, and are forced to enjoy a sub-par status, in that they do not get to avail many facilities which permanent faculty get.

"Some of us have been teaching us for more than ten years, some even more. Why are we not good enough for permanent status, when the university can trust us with teaching students, their evaluation, and their careers?" Singh added.