FIR against 3 MPs over trespassing at Jamia University amid students' protest

Delhi Police have registered an FIR against three MPs following a complaint by Jamia Millia Islamia’s administration, alleging trespassing on the university campus and inciting unrest during a student agitation over the restoration of student union elections, police sources said.

The Students' Federation of India (SFI) has alleged that hundreds of police personnel detained students outside Gate 7. In a social media post, the organisation described the situation as a crackdown on students.

A section of students has been demanding the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students' Union (JMISU), whose elections have not been held since 2006. Four students have been on a hunger strike for 13 days as part of the agitation.

On Saturday, the university shifted classes online, citing security concerns. It also



directed students to avoid visiting the campus and announced that the university gates and libraries would remain closed until further notice.

According to the university, more than 1,500 teaching and non-teaching staff members, along with Vice-Chancellor Mazhar Asif and Registrar Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, marched from the Ansari Auditorium lawns to Gate 7 on Saturday to persuade the protesting students to call off their agitation.

The university said its staff made repeated appeals over nearly two hours, but the protesters refused to vacate the site.

However, the SFI's Jamia unit alleged that the proctor, registrar and security adviser tried to remove the hunger strikers, dismantled their tents and dragged women students. The university administration, in turn, alleged that some students pushed security guards and teachers.