JMI constitutes committee to draft constitution of Jamia Millia Islamia Students' Union
The five-member panel will consult stakeholders and submit a draft by Dec. 20 as students press for union elections and action against officials.
- On Tuesday, October 27, student protests at Jamia Millia Islamia University entered their 16th day as hunger strikers continue demanding restoration of the students' union, dissolved in 2006.
- University officials formed a seven-member committee to draft a constitution by December 20, but student representatives rejected the proposal, citing absence of a fixed election timeline.
- Tensions escalated on Monday as security personnel detained more than 40 students during scuffles at campus gates, while protesters continued scaling walls near Gulistan-e-Ghalib.
- Authorities booked Lok Sabha member Imran Masood and Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi for 'trespassing' after visiting campus on Friday; the university defended disciplinary actions against rusticated students.
- Classes remain online through Diwali holidays until November 8 as students vow to continue their hunger strike until the administration provides definitive timelines for union elections.
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Jamia Protest News: Student Agitation Enters Day 15, Online Classes and Campus Tensions Continue
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Student protests at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi have entered their 15th day, with tensions continuing across the campus. On Sunday, students organised a candle march to press for their demands, including the early conduct of student union elections, a review of disciplinary action taken against students, and the removal of the university’s security adviser. Meanwhile, the university administration has shift…
The path appears clear for holding student union elections at Jamia Millia Islamia after nearly two decades. The university administration issued an order on Monday stating that elections will be held within 15 days from the date of approval of the student union constitution. This announcement comes at a time when students have long been protesting demanding the reinstatement of the elected student union.
Jamia forms committee to draft students' union constitution amid ongoing protest
According to a separate notification issued by the Chief Proctor's office on Wednesday, disciplinary action initiated against protesting students between October 12 at 5:30 p.m. and October 21 will be reviewed
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