India, Nov. 18 -- The Savitribai Phule Pune University and College Teachers' Association (SPUCTO) on Monday announced the launch of an indefinite agitation demanding resolution of long-pending service-related issues affecting professors appointed by the varsity, according to a release issued by the association's president PK Walunj and general secretary Praveen Tate.

Over 70 teachers from Pune, Ahilyanagar and Nashik took part in the strike.

To meet the academic workload after introducing multiple academic subjects and programmes across various departments, SPPU appointed professors on a regular pay scale for a five-year tenure. SPUCTO claims that the varsity management council promised that the professors will receive service continuit...