India, Nov. 10 -- Students at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi have alleged that campus cleanliness has deteriorated, with garbage left uncollected and a foul smell, amid the ongoing agitation by contractual workers, which entered its eighth day on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the university administration denied any disruption to campus operations, stating that discussions are underway with the workers to address their grievances and resolve the matter at the earliest.

On November 2, around 650 sanitation workers went on strike, including 250 deployed to clean hostels and the remainder responsible for maintaining cleanliness in other campus areas, such as academic buildings, eateries, and internal roads. Their key demands include a Diwali b...