A three-member team constituted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to review the standoff at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has submitted its report to the government.
However, the report has offered no specific solution to the impasse over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairperson of the institute.
The team, headed by Registrar of newspapers SM Khan had held talks with students, faculty and other stakeholders at the premier film institute.
"We had very good discussions with all the stakeholders staff, faculty, students and the alumni and we could understand the issues involved. All are satisfied with the discussions and we will submit our report to the I&B ministry very soon," Khan had said after the talks but remained non-committal on whether Chauhan would be removed, saying the details cannot be disclosed.
A representative of the FTII Students' Association (FSA) also described the talks as "very fruitful and much awaited discussion".
The students have been on strike, boycotting classes and other academic activity since June 12 to demand removal of
Chauhan, claiming he lacked "credentials, vision and academic excellence" to head the premier institution.
The campus unrest reached a flashpoint when police swooped down on the campus and arrested five students for vandalising the premises and confining FTII director Prashant Pathrabe to his chamber.
The arrests had triggered outrage and several top politicians including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned it, prompting the Centre to despatch the team headed by Khan to Pune.
Meanwhile, a section of the students have written to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, asking for fresh talks.
(With PTI Inputs)
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