New Delhi/Kolkata
Sept. 21: Around 1,500 teachers of 13 IITs said on Monday they would go on hungerstrike Thursday to protest against pay anomalies. The IIT Faculty Federation, meting at Kharagpur, said there will be no boycott of classes, which would be on schedule.
The federation also issued a 10-day ultimatum to the government to resolve the issue.
"We wanted an amicable solution, which did not happen. We are compelled to go on hungerstrike on Thursday. We want the government to sort out the issue by October 1," Prof M. Thenmozhi, the federation’s president, said after Monday’s meeting.
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