Meanwhile, six students associated with the All India Students’ Association (AISA) continued their indefinite hunger strike from a separate stage at the protest venue.
On Wednesday, AISA had said the health of the fasting students was deteriorating. It claimed that Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) Joint Secretary Danish’s blood sugar level had fallen to 61 mg/dL, while Aameen and Deepak Kumar Verma had also been advised by doctors to discontinue their fast because of health concerns.
CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya is scheduled to visit the protest site later on Thursday to extend support to the agitation.
The protest has attracted several opposition leaders and civil society activists in recent days.
Those who have visited the site include CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat, CPI General Secretary D. Raja, social activist Yogendra Yadav, Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, CPI leader Annie Raja, transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj and TMC MP Sagarika Ghose.
The CJP launched the protest on 20 June over alleged irregularities in the examination system, including NEET.
Dipke has said the agitation will also focus on broader issues of public accountability, including concerns relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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