indefinite fast launched by Students Federation of India (SFI) reached to second day

25 August 2010

The indefinite fast launched by Students Federation of India (SFI), demanding that the government improve facilities in SC, ST and BC Hostels and payment of scholarships for students, entered second day on Tuesday. The SFI leaders who organised a 1,550 km cycle rally covering 232 hostels in the district recently submitted a list of problems to the officials. As the authorities failed to address the problems even after several agitations in the last one month, the student union leaders launched the indefinite fast, said the federation district president and secretary . Students are alleging that the government was not paying cosmetic charges, not distributing uniforms, books, trunk boxes and blankets since last year. Many hostels are in rented buildings and are in dilapidated condition posing a threat for the inmates. Several hostels do not have toilets, drinking water facilities and compound wall and the wardens and matrons are not staying in hostels properly. The students are demanding that the government pay Rs.30 crore scholarships for SC, ST and EBC students which were due since two years, filling up of vacant posts in SC and BC Hostels, better amenities in hostels, proper menu and increase in cosmetic and mess charges. SFI leaders -- K.Tirumala, P.Kiran, Chinna, P.Narasimha and Rambabu were doing the indefinite fast.

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