India, April 3 -- The LPG crisis, due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, shows no signs of easing, now spilling onto Delhi University campus. On Wednesday evening, Miranda House's gates echoed with protest as hostel students gathered with plates and spoons, launching a hunger strike against food rationing and the deteriorating quality of mess meals, which they said was due to an ongoing LPG shortage.

D Anugna Chandra, the Vice-president of the college's student union and a resident of the hostel, says, "We received the notice that due to the LPG shortage, certain food items that consume more gas would not be provided for the time being. Students were unsatisfied with the nutrition value of the food that is being served in the recent da...