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Lucknow University students protested a sharp fee hike by holding plates with coins, symbolising financial distress. Alleging fees nearly doubled, they demand a rollback, saying many from poor backgrounds cannot afford the revised structure.

Lucknow: Students of Lucknow University staged a protest on Monday against a recent fee hike, adopting an unusual method by holding plates with coins outside the campus to highlight their concerns.

The protest comes as students' anger grows over the sharp increase in fees for several courses, including LLB. According to the protestors, the revised fee structure was only announced last week, leaving them surprised and frustrated. Protesters are demanding that the revised fee structure be rolled back immediately.

In a video shared via PTI, the students can be seen holding placards with messages like "Lucknow Vishwavidyalaya mein fees vriddhi band karo" (Stop fee hike in Lucknow University) and "Fee Hike Nahi Chalegi" (Fee hike will not be tolerated). The video further showed someone holding a plate with coins, highlighting that many students come from humble backgrounds (children of farmers and laborers) and cannot bear the financial burden.

Speaking to PTI, Lucknow University student Shivaji Yadav said that fees for some programs have nearly doubled. “We were informed just last week that our fees have been increased, almost doubled, for courses like LLB. In response, we staged a protest and even went on an indefinite demonstration,” he said.