Politics · India · 2 hrs ago
Jamia moves classes online as students protest for union restoration
Students at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi are protesting for their union to return after it was dissolved in 2006.
The protest began on October 12 with an indefinite hunger strike by five students and had reached its 13th day on Saturday.
The university said it would move classes online because of safety concerns.
Students are also seeking the removal of the chief proctor and the reversal of student suspensions.
The university has formed a committee to draft a new union constitution, but protesters say they want an official election schedule.
A dispute over alleged “Free Kashmir” slogans added tension, though students and Congress MP Imran Masood denied the claim.
Police detained Masood on Friday, while Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi said he was also detained and manhandled before being released.
Jamia Millia Islamia moved classes online as students protested for restoration of the university’s student union, dissolved in 2006.
The administration cited student safety concerns for the move online.
Students said they would continue protesting until their demands were met.
On October 25, students gathered at the campus as police guarded the gates and some students tried to enter by climbing them.
The administration said classes were online and campus facilities were closed, while students said they had difficulty accessing water and joining the protest.
- Who
- Students of Jamia Millia Islamia and the university administration.
- What
- The university moved classes online amid protests demanding restoration of the student union.
- When
- The protests began on October 12, 2026. Classes were moved online on October 24.
- Where
- Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- Students are demanding restoration of the union, which was dissolved in 2006. The administration cited student safety concerns for moving classes online.
Jamia students
Jamia administration
Reason for protest
Jamia students
Students say the student union should be restored and that the protest will continue until their demands are met.
Jamia administration
The administration says dialogue has been taking place and that classes moved online because of safety concerns.
Campus access and protest
Jamia students
Students say security prevented entry and that protest activities were disrupted.
Jamia administration
The administration says classes, gates and libraries were closed because teaching had moved online.
Jamia's student union was dissolved.
The protest began following the start of an indefinite hunger strike by five students.
The protest saw unrest when authorities attempted to remove demonstrators from Ghalib lawn at gate number 7.
The university announced that classes would move online, citing student safety concerns.
Students gathered around the campus and tried to enter by climbing gates as police guarded the entrances.
- University
- Jamia Millia Islamia
- Location
- New Delhi
- Student union
- Dissolved in March 2006
- Protest start
- October 12, 2026
- Hunger strikers
- Five students
- Online classes
- Announced October 24, 2026
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What people are saying
We made it clear that the protest would continue until our demands were met
The campus has moved online. There is no reason for anyone to stay on campus.
We have been trying to go inside the campus but the security personnel are not allowing us.
Why is the student union not being restored?