Amid stir, Delhi's Jamia builds wall in front of gate; university denies connection
Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi has begun building a wall near a protest site where students are conducting a hunger strike. The administration claims it is a routine security upgrade, while students allege it is an attempt to restrict their access.
Why it matters
The construction has intensified tensions between university administration and student activists regarding campus governance and protest rights.
NEW DELHI: The Jamia Millia Islamia administration has begun constructing a wall in front of Gate No. 10, near the Ibn Sina Library, amid an ongoing hunger strike by students demanding campus union elections.The move has drawn criticism from the protesters, who alleged that the construction was aimed at curbing access to the protest site.The protesters alleged that the administration was building barriers instead of engaging in dialogue with the students.Students said that Gate No. 10 is from where protesters enter the campus and to reach the protest spot on Ghalib Lawn. The protesters also allegedly secured the gate with their own lock to retain access to the area.The students were earlier removed from Gate No. 7, where the protest had begun.A university spokesperson denied that the construction had any connection with the ongoing agitation.
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