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Meghalaya Governor appeals to NEHU students to call off hunger strike

Shillong, Nov 8 (UNI) Meghalaya Governor and Chief Rector of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Chandrashekhar H. Vijayashankar on Friday assured his commitment to resolve the current imbroglio at the university and urged the NEHU Students’ Union (NEHUSU) to withdraw their indefinite hunger strike, which has entered the fourth day on Friday.
Vijayashankar made the assurance after members of the North Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA) and Meghalaya Tribal Teachers’ Association (MeTTA-NEHU) met the Governor at the Raj Bhavan.
At least five students, including one female student, who have been on indefinite hunger strike since Tuesday outside NEHU Vice Chancellor Prabha Shankar Shukla’s office, have been hospitalised. Two of the students who were discharged from Civil Hospital, Shillong on Friday have rejoined the hunger strike.
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