GUWAHATI, Jan 18 - With the Ministry of Human Resource Development giving a cold shoulder to the demand of research scholars of the country, the scholars at IIT Guwahati continued their protest for the second day today.
The participation almost doubled today and an increase in the resentment was visible. �Slogans of �Fight for rights�, �MHRD hai hai!�, �No hike, no research!� reverberated in the campus.
All the Centrally-funded research institutes (CFTIs) earlier conducted a signature campaign in the month of November.
The signatures with a cover letter were either forwarded by the head of institute or the student bodies forwarded the letter directly to MHRD.
The representatives at IIT Guwahati firmly stated that the agitation will continue till the hike in fellowship is confirmed by the Government of India. Protest rallies and meetings are planned to be organised on a daily basis.
