Shimla, Aug. 20 -- Student organisations, Students' Federation of India (SFI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), held separate protest marches on the university campus and surrounded the office of the vice-chancellor, seeking immediate roll back of the fee hike at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU).

The ABVP has also been observing a relay hunger strike for the past 16 days, demanding rollback of the fee hike and restoration of students' union elections at the university and colleges. The organisation said the agitation would continue until its demands are addressed. While SFI has been holding protest marches.

The protests come amid widespread resentment among students over the university's decision to increase various fe...