Maha deeksha on Dec 4: OU JAC

Osmania University: The OU Student and Unemployed Joint Action Committee (JAC) on Wednesday called for holding of hunger strike to press the demands for solving the problems of universities. JAC chairman Chanagani Dayakar told the media here that students should make successful the proposed 'Maha Deeksha' on December 4 near the Arts College on the OU campus.

He alleged that the problems of OU were caused by the 'negligent attitude' and 'deliberate actions' of the State government to weaken the varsity. Hence, the hunger-strike had become inevitable. Dayakar listed the JAC demands as appointment of vice-chancellors of universities in State, filling of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts and allocation of funds/grants.

The JAC leader urged students and research scholars to participate in the deeksha. Those present at the media conference included JAC representatives Rajesh, Kampati Venkat, Rajesh, Ramu Goud, Naresh, Yellayya, Krishna, Parashuram, Tirupati Rao, Satish, Methilal and Venkatesh.