All India Research Scholars Association (AIRSA) and other researchers staged a protest outside HRD Ministry in support of their long-standing demand of increasing the scholarship amount.
Research scholars from across the country staged a protest outside Shastri Bhawan in central Delhi on Wednesday, January 16, in support of their long-standing demand of increasing the scholarship amount.
The All India Research Scholars Association (AIRSA) and research fellows from across the country later moved to Jantar Mantar to continue their protest.
"Some of us plan to go on an indefinite hunger strike till our demands are met. We have been demanding an 80% hike in our fellowships applicable from April last year," said Nikhil Gupta, the national representative of Research Scholars of India.
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