<p>New Delhi: Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Teachers' Association (JNUTA) began a 24-hour hunger strike on campus on Monday to protest against alleged delays in promotions.</p><p>There was no immediate response from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on the hunger strike and the allegation.</p>.Delhi coaching centre tragedy: JNU, DU students among the victims.<p>More than a dozen professors from various departments associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) joined the sit-in at the School of Languages lawn.</p><p>Posters bearing slogans such as "Promoting the Truth about Promotion", "Promotions are Hard Earned", and "Waiting for Promotions" were put up at the protest site.</p><p>The protesters alleged promotions under the University Grants Commission's Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) had been selectively provided and delayed in many cases since 2016.</p><p>At present, CAS applications of more than 130 faculty members have not been processed, JNUTA president Moushumi Basu told PTI.</p><p>The protesters demanded that the administration approve the delayed promotions and provide compensation for the years they worked without promotions.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Teachers' Association (JNUTA) began a 24-hour hunger strike on campus on Monday to protest against alleged delays in promotions.</p><p>There was no immediate response from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on the hunger strike and the allegation.</p>.Delhi coaching centre tragedy: JNU, DU students among the victims.<p>More than a dozen professors from various departments associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) joined the sit-in at the School of Languages lawn.</p><p>Posters bearing slogans such as "Promoting the Truth about Promotion", "Promotions are Hard Earned", and "Waiting for Promotions" were put up at the protest site.</p><p>The protesters alleged promotions under the University Grants Commission's Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) had been selectively provided and delayed in many cases since 2016.</p><p>At present, CAS applications of more than 130 faculty members have not been processed, JNUTA president Moushumi Basu told PTI.</p><p>The protesters demanded that the administration approve the delayed promotions and provide compensation for the years they worked without promotions.</p>