Police on Monday stopped hundreds of JNU students from continuing with their protest march to Parliament by putting up barricades. With posters in hand and chanting anti-fee hike slogans, hundreds of students marched on the streets of Delhi in defiance of Section 144 that was slapped in the morning to prevent the protests. Section 144 prevents the gathering of more than four persons in one place.

Demanding complete rollback of the hostel fee hike, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (#JNUSU) on Nov 18 carried out a march to #Parliament, as the winter session begins.

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Police erected barricades a kilometre away from Parliament to prevent the students from proceeding, leading to students trying to climb over the barricades. "The protest by JNU students has been stopped by Delhi Police about a kilometre away from Parliament's north gate," former JNUSU president N. Sai Balaji said.