Jamia University accepts key demands of protesting students, announces election timeline as hunger strike ends

Jamia Millia Islamia has called off the ongoing hunger strike after the university administration issued an official order accepting key demands raised by protesting students. The order, dated October 26, 2026, provides for students' union elections, revokes suspensions and show-cause notices issued during the protest, and announces an inquiry into the actions of security staff.

According to the order issued by Registrar Professor Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, the students' union elections will be held 15 days after the approval of the students' union constitution. The administration has also revoked the



suspension orders and show-cause notices issued to students during the agitation.

The decision to hold students' union elections was among the key demands raised by the protesting students. The university's order states that the elections will take place 15 days after the students' union constitution receives approval.

However, the order does not specify a fixed date for polling. The timeline depends on when the constitution is approved. The administration has also agreed to constitute a committee to investigate the actions of security staff during the protest.