India News: Several teachers, students and activists today staged a protest near the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi against Delhi University's new four- year undergraduate programme to be introduced from this year.

Around 150 members of various teacher and student organisations protested at 12 Janpath as police barricaded the route to Gandhi's residence at 10 Janpath where they had earlier decided to stage the protest.

The protesters, comprising of members from AISF, AISA, SFI, Campus Front of India and DUTA, demanded the resignation of DU Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh, saying the shift to the four-year pattern was "hurriedly implemented".