March, postcard campaign in DU demanding hostel accommodation

Delhi University students who are presently staying in private accommodation today staged a protest march and launched a postcard campaign demanded construction of new hostels and execution of Room Rent Control Act.
The university offers less than 4,000 seats in hostels against 80,000 undergraduate admissions every year due to which students are forced to take up private accommodation.
"The landlord acts no less than a parasite which keeps sucking the money from us. Not only this, but we are required to pay a brokerage of fifteen days and a full security of two months which is hardly returned," a protester said.

A delegation of students went to meet the VC and dean of students' welfare to raise their demands but had to return.
Kawalpreet Kaur, Vice president of All India Students' Association (AISA) said, "the VC was inside his chamber, but he did not meet the protesting students, even though he had given us an appointment two days ago".
"We will reach out to more than 50,000 students in coming days. We also demand that the Delhi government implement the rent control act to keep a check on the skyrocketing rent increases," she added.
The students want DU and its colleges to immediately start construction of new hostels and till that is done, they want the university to provide HRA to those living in rented accommodations.

They are also demanding that the government must apply Room Rent Control for private student accommodations.