This Article is From Oct 07, 2015

Information and Broadcasting Ministry Officials to Hold Talks With FTII Students Today

Information and Broadcasting Ministry Officials to Hold Talks With FTII Students Today

FTII students to meet with ministry officials today.

New Delhi: As attempts are made to break the impasse at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), another round of talks is set to take place between officials of the Union Information and Broadcasting ministry and agitating students today.

According to officials the talks will be held today in Mumbai and it is likely that Information and Broadcasting secretary Sunil Arora may participate in the discussions with students.

This will be the third time that the two sides would sit together in Mumbai after the students and the ministry decided to renew their dialogue. In the earlier two meetings between the two sides, the ministry delegation was headed by a joint secretary.

The strike at FTII has been on for over hundred days after the name of actor Gajendra Chauhan was announced as the Chiarman of FTII council.

While the students have been demanding Mr Chauhan's removal, the ministry has firmly backed his appointment.
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