New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas sought President Draupadi Murmu's intervention, expressing concern about the health of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who have been on a hunger strike since October 3. He said in a post on X that the strike entered 17th day on Monday (October 19).

"The indefinite hunger strike by JNU students, now in its 17th day, and the deteriorating health of the participants demand urgent intervention," John Brittas wrote on social media.

He said that, as a former JNU student, "I am deeply concerned by the present situation."

"A university that nurtured debate and dissent must not punish them. Its democratic traditions must be preserved, and its students' voices deserve to be hear...