Shimla, Sept. 28 -- Demanding immediate restoration of student body elections in the Himachal Pradesh University, the Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday staged a protest and gheraoed Congress MLA Harish Janartha, who is also a member of the varsity's executive council. Elections to the Students' Central Association (SCA) in the university have remained suspended for more than a decade.

The protest erupted when the Shimla (Urban) MLA was on his way to attend an executive council (EC) meeting. The SFI members gheraoed the Congress legislator and raised "Janartha go back" slogans, expressing their anger over the prolonged suspension of SCA polls and other issues faced by the students.

A minor scuffle also broke out between the...