{
  "id": 15716771,
  "title": "JNU protest: Who is John Brittas? Why are university students on hunger strike for 17 days? What are their demands?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/jnu-protest-who-is-john-brittas-why-are-university-students-on-hunger",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:42:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/jnu-protest-who-is-john-brittas-why-are-university-students-on-hunger-strike-for-17-days-what-are-their-demands-11792481853583.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students have been on a hunger strike since October 3, currently in its 17th day. Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has expressed concern about the deteriorating health of the students and called for urgent intervention. Brittas, a former JNU student, emphasized that the university must preserve its democratic traditions and not punish the students who are peacefully protesting.",
  "summary": "CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas sought President Draupadi Murmu's intervention as the hunger strike of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students entered Day 17 on Monday.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}