Overview
- The JNU Students’ Union called off its 17‑day hunger strike after minutes of an October 19 meeting and a vice‑chancellor’s notice recorded commitments to revoke rustication orders and withdraw FIRs against protesters.
- The administration directed immediate revocation for five students — Aditi Mishra, K Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav, Danish Ali and Nitish Kumar — while asking the students to pay prescribed fines before reinstatement.
- The October 19 minutes also record promises to review the Chief Proctor’s Office (CPO) manual, withdraw proctorial inquiries, provide an Equal Opportunity Cell audit, and form joint committees to examine contested rules and campus services.
- Students and the vice‑chancellor dispute whether rusticated office‑bearers received timely medical checks during the early days of the strike, leaving questions about administrative transparency and protocol unresolved.
- University and student representatives set short deadlines for fixes such as making hostel geysers operational and agreed to a follow‑up meeting in roughly two weeks, making committee reports and enforcement the key test of whether changes stick.