DUTA People's March draws Historic Participation from Teachers and Students; Government Asked to See the Writing on the Wall The People's March against the Government's policy onslaught of Financial Autonomy, Self-financing of courses, Negative Pay and Service Conditions of teachers, attack on Reservation and Loan-funding through HEFA, saw an ocean of people descend on Mandi House. Over 15000 teachers and students constituted the unprecedented gathering that marched with the DUTA banner through Barakhamba Road, Tolstoy Marg, Janpath and Jantar Mantar to finally culminate in a huge public meeting on Parliament Street. Students were seen waving colourful and witty posters, singing, playing musical instruments and shouting slogans against Privatisation and Commercialisation of public-funded higher education. Teachers and students from JNU, AUD, AMU, IGNOU, and Jamia also joined the People's March. Leaders of teachers’ associations (DUTA President, Rajib R