New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- A week into the hunger strike called by the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University, the administration, on Monday, October 19, has constituted a seven-member high-level committee.

The move is an attempt to restore normalcy after the campus witnessed days of tension following clashes between students and security personnel, and the subsequent detention.

In addition, Congress MP John Brittas also sent a letter to the Vice Chancellor, Prof Mazhar Asif, urging them to resolve the differences.

The seven-member team consist of the Vice Chancellor, Registrar Prof Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, deans of faculties, the Dean of Students' Welfare, the Chief Proctor and hostel provosts.

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