India, Oct. 19 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Monday accused Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit of attempting to malign protesting students and making misleading claims about the ongoing hunger strike, alleging that rusticated student leaders were denied medical check-ups during its initial days.

The response came after Pandit issued a statement defending the university administration's handling of the protest and saying medical care was being provided to rusticated students on humanitarian grounds.

The V-C said the competent authority, representing the administration, visited the hunger strike site at 8.50 am on October 16 but found no students present.

"Medical care is even being given to the ...