New Delhi: The health of three All India Students’ Association (AISA) activists, who are on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar to protest alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, deteriorated further Friday, with doctors advising one of them to be hospitalised immediately due to severe hypoglycaemia.
The student organisation said the three activists — Neha, Aameen and Manish — have completed 20 days of hunger strike, even as the Centre remained unresponsive to their demands.
In a statement, AISA said Neha’s blood sugar level has fallen to a critically low level, and doctors have advised her to end the fast and get admitted to the hospital before her condition worsens.
It said Aameen has developed very high uric acid levels and has lost nearly 14 per cent of his body weight, while Manish has lost over 10 kg and has been on the verge of losing consciousness, requiring constant support even for basic activities.
AISA also said the survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case visited the protest site on Friday to express solidarity with the students.
According to the organisation, the rape survivor said that AISA activists, including Neha, had stood by her when she was denied justice, and that she has come to support them in their struggle.
Political support for the agitation also continued to grow, with Congress leader Pawan Khera, NCP (SP) leader and MP Supriya Sule, former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, Digvijay Chautala and Congress leader Rajendra Pal Gautam visiting the protest site and expressing solidarity with the students, the statement said.
The AISA activists are part of the broader Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led agitation at Jantar Mantar, where activist Sonam Wangchuk is also on an indefinite hunger strike.
The protesters are demanding action over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, including the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, a judicial probe into the alleged exam scams and wider reforms in the education system.
Support from Opposition leaders and student organisations has continued to build ahead of the CJP’s proposed march to Parliament on July 20.
PTI
