AGRA, Oct. 9 -- Students' union polls at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will be held next month after a gap of eight years after the university administration on Friday accepted all demands, including the removal of proctor Prof Mohd Naved Ali Khan, of students who had been protesting for the past 19 days, said a press release issued by AMU's public relations office.

The protest also included an indefinite hunger strike by a postgraduate student Yasir Fahad since September 21. Vice chancellor Prof Naima Khatoon visited the protest site on Friday, met the protesting students and offered juice to Yasir Fahad.

"Your protest has been democratic, peaceful and principled, and it has yielded results. In appreciation of that spirit, the univer...