Students demanded that allowances and other financial provisions to be linked to the Consumer Price Index so that they increase annually in line with inflation.
Rahul Gandhi has tweeted to Devendra Fadnavis regarding the hunger strike of tribal students in Pune. Rahul Gandhi said that the students are not begging but demanding their constitutional right to education. He has demanded that Fadnavis himself visit the students and resolve the issue as the students' condition is deteriorating due to the indifferent stance of the administration.