Lucknow, Oct. 16 -- Alleging irregularities in hostel allotments, political recommendations and non-publication of the allotment list, several students staged a demonstration on the Lucknow University campus on Thursday. The protest began after noon and continued until late evening outside Maitri Bhawan. Students raised slogans against the university administration. RP Singh alleged that when students approached the chief provost on behalf of an eligible candidate, they were told to seek recommendations from people holding senior organisational positions and political leaders to secure a hostel allotment. "Several students affiliated with certain political parties, who are not eligible, have been allotted hostels by bypassing the rules, with a portal opened to enable them to deposit fees," Singh alleged. Student leader Anurag Singh Tomar alleged that the university had not published the hostel allotment list for the past two years, unlike in previous years. University spokesperson Prof. Mukul Srivastava, however, said the allotment process had been completed fairly. "Those making the allegations are part of the hostel's non-recommended list," he said....