Nationwide strike over Rohith Vemula's suicide
Reports said as many as 27 central universities have extended their support for the strike.
The protest comes even as the interim Vice Chancellor of Hyderabad University Vipin Srivastava made a fresh appeal to students on Tuesday to restore normalcy on campus.
The second appeal from Srivastava came even as one of the seven students on hunger strike over the suicide was on Tuesday moved to the varsity's health centre after his health deteriorated.
In the appeal put up on the varsity website, Srivastava said the University activities have come to a standstill due to continued blockade of academic and administrative facilities because of the agitation.
"Besides, disbursement of fellowships, scholarships and salaries (especially class IV and contract employees) is getting delayed inordinately," he said in the appeal.
Vemula and four other students, all from the dalit community, were suspended in 2015 by the varsity for allegedly attacking an ABVP leader. HCU has already revoked suspension of the four students, following uproar over Vemula's suicide on January 17.
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