Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, August 10 demanded that the fee hike at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) be rolled back.

The Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP said that a 35-40 percent increase in fees is unbearable for students of the university. In a post on X, Owaisi said that he is in solidarity with the students of AMU, "In complete solidarity with the students of Aligarh Muslim University. The University must rollback its fees hike at the earliest. Many of AMU's students come from backward regions & very poor families. A 35%-40% increase in fees is unbearable for them," read the post.

The students have been protesting at AMU against the fee hike from a few days. On...