DUTA demands blankets on Day 19 of strike

:  On the 19th consecutive day of the indefinite relay hunger strike of Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA), the university authorities on Sunday made a fuss about teachers wanting  warm mattresses and blankets. Amar Deo Sharma, DUTA president, appealed to newly-appointed HRD Minister Pallam Raju to immediately intervene in the interests of thousands of Delhi University students, teachers and karamcharis, who are demanding restoration of ‘democratic functioning and fulfillment of the constitutional obligation of implementing the government’s reservation policy’ in all entry-level appointments. Teachers from many colleges and departments sat on the hunger strike.