1. NEHUSU president Sandy Sohtun hospitalized at Shillong Civil Hospital.
2. Health deteriorated due to ongoing hunger strike.
3. Admitted to Critical Care Unit (CCU) with symptoms including blurred vision.
Shillong, Nov 15: The president of the North-Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU), Sandy Sohtun, has been hospitalized at Shillong Civil Hospital after his health deteriorated due to an ongoing hunger strike.
Sohtun was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) following alarming symptoms, including blurred vision.
The hunger strike, initiated by students at Meghalaya’s North-Eastern Hill University to voice their demands, has not yet resulted in any resolution.
Students remain hopeful that their concerns will be addressed.
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On November 6, the university was locked down by protesting students, who have raised multiple demands, including the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, the registrar, and other officials.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, announced the formation of a committee to investigate the university’s alleged mismanagement and administrative failures.
In an official statement issued on November 14, the Union Ministry cited “serious concerns raised by students, student associations, and media reports” as the basis for this decision.
