DIBRUGARH: Protesting against the delay in holding examinations, students of several industrial training institutes (ITI) in upper Assam began a 12-hour hunger strike near the deputy commissioner’s office in Dibrugarh on Friday.
The agitating students belong to the 2019-20 final year batches of ITIs affiliated to the State Council of Vocational Training (SCVT). With the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc across the world, their examinations couldn’t be completed on time.
Alleging that they have been stuck for the last one year after their examinations were cancelled, the students have been deprived of the opportunity to apply for various recruitment exams as they are yet to garner a diploma or a certificate.
The students have also despatched a memorandum to minister of skill development & entrepreneurship, Chandramohan Patowary, containing their three demands.
