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 keep pressing for union elections and disciplinary relief.
- On Wednesday, Jamia Millia Islamia University students continued their 16-day hunger strike, rejecting the administration's newly formed committee to draft a student union constitution without specifying election dates.
- Dissolved in 2006, the student union remains absent nearly two decades later, leaving students without representation to address academic grievances, paper leaks, hostel issues, and administrative accountability.
- Delhi Police enforced Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita on Tuesday, banning gatherings of five or more people, while hunger strikers Ebin Basil and Rehan Khan continued their fast with food passed over boundary walls.
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi confirmed on Tuesday that negotiations remain underway, appealing for calm while students refuse to vacate campus, maintaining their demand for a definite election schedule.
- The university expects a draft constitution by December 20, though students demand election dates announced within 15 days of approval; classes and mid-semester exams continue online until November 8.
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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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