Jakarta – Around 100 students from several state universities staged a rally outside the House of Representatives, where President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was delivering an annual state address Friday.

The protesters called on the government to roll back its controversial policy of raising fuel prices by 28.7 percent in May.

Going under the title Student Executive Board, they urged the President to directly attend an inquiry by the House into the fuel price policy to show his responsibility for the decision.

The demonstrators also demanded the "nationalization of strategic assets" under control by state-owned BP Migas.

The government must also pay more attention to the people's basic needs, including education, healthcare and food, they said.

The three-hour rally, which began at 9 a.m., ended peacefully amid tight police security.