Overview
- Protests entered their fifth day on Tuesday with students staging an indefinite dharna at Bab-e-Syed Gate and boycotting classes across campus
- The All India Jammu and Kashmir Students Association has formally written to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urging an immediate rollback and government investigation into alleged assaults on protesters
- Several Opposition MPs penned letters to Vice-Chancellor Naima Khatoon voicing concern over reported use of force against students during collective prayers at the dharna
- Students contend some course fees climbed by 30–40%, citing the B.Lib fee increase from ₹16,000 to ₹22,000, while the university cites uniform hikes of ₹500–₹1,500 for infrastructure
- Demonstrators demand long-overdue student union elections after roughly eight years without elected representation and warn that governance gaps have stifled campus accountability