A section of students at the Presidency University here continued their protest for the third day on Wednesday as vice-chancellor Anuradha Lohia remained in her chamber overnight.
The students iterated they would not prevent the VC from leaving, but continue with their sit-in outside her chamber till their demands were met.
A university official said, Lohia had returned to the main campus at 3 pm on Tuesday and was in her room ever since.
After confined to her room by the agitating students for 16 hours since Monday, Lohia had made an exit through the side door of her chamber on Tuesday morning.
Over 100 protesting students were singing popular choir songs and raising slogans outside the main door of the VC's chamber.
Among others, the agitators were demanding that the repair works in three of the five wards of the 130-year-old Hindu Hostel be completed without any delay and eight sacked hostel employees be reinstated immediately.
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The protesting students sat on the verandah outside the main door, raising slogans such as 'Tai to Boli kaman dago,kaman dago/VC-r ghare kaman dago,' (Direct your volley of canon fires towards VC's room), 'Ei VC, Registrar aar nei darkar' (We don't need such a VC, a Registrar any more).
"Yes, I am back at the university," she told PTI when contacted on Tuesday.
"I can't talk to you now," the VC said, when asked if there was a possibility of holding dialogue with the students.
One of the protestors, Subho Biswas said, "We will continue to sit outside the VC's chamber till our demands are met."