New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The hunger strike of five Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students continued for the 13th day on Saturday. The students have been demanding restoration of their students' union (JMISU) while calling for the removal of the university's Chief Proctor for "cracking down" on protesters.

Jasim Ali Khan, who has been on a hunger strike since the inception of the protest, accused the university administration of launching a "crackdown". He demanded that suspensions of students be revoked.

"This is our 13th day of hunger strike. Our demands are clear-cut - restoration of the Students' Union. However, after the crackdown, our demands also include revocation of suspensions. The third demand is the resignation of the Chief Proctor...