New Delhi, December 5: The Delhi University administration overnight held a meeting with DU Teachers' Association members and appealed to them to withdraw their agitation. The University Administration is open to discuss any relevant issue in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, it said.  The teachers are occupying the VC office demanding absorption of ad-hoc teachers.

The decision to go on strike has been made on the basis of a DU circular issued August 28 which mandates that only appointment of guest teachers can be made against substantive vacancies arising for the first time in the current academic session. JNU Explains Rationale Behind Fee Hike, Says University Has a Deficit of Rs 45 Crores, So 'Levying Service Charge is Necessary'.

Update by ANI

The teachers are demanding the withdrawal of the circular and a one-time regulation for absorption of ad-hoc teachers. Teachers said that every four months, the contracts of ad-hoc teachers are renewed but it has not happened owing to the August 28 letter, which has put the future of almost 4,500 ad-hoc teachers in jeopardy.