CHANDIGARH, Sept 30: A rally was organised here today by the Punjab unit of National Students' Union of India to protest the alleged anti-student policies of the Punjab Government.Students from across Punjab gathered at the Sector 17 Chandigarh Housing Board roundabout here and raised slogans against the state government. Later, a delegation of the party submitted a memorandum listing their demands to the Chief Minister's office.
Their main demand was withdrawal of fee hike, which the union leaders said, had been doubled by the government. They also sought free education for the poor till a "certain" level extension of the last date for admissions and arranging of extra classes in the wake of teachers' strike, said NSUI state president Sumerjit Singh "Sami".
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