Jamia students climb gates, join protest amid heavy police deployment
Students at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi are protesting for the restoration of their student union, facing heavy police deployment and campus facility shutdowns. The university has moved classes online as the standoff continues.
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Student activism and the governance of university unions are significant indicators of campus political climate and freedom of expression.
Jamia students climb gates, join protest amid heavy police deployment left Students protest outside and inside Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi on October 25, 2026 SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4burxw/article71624064.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/JAMIA%20PROTEST%2015.JPG SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP New Delhi: 25/10/2026: Students protest outside and inside Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi on October 25, 2026.Photo by: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap/ The Hindu With classes suspended, water facilities on the campus were cut off and no entry or exit was allowed New Delhi A day after attempts were made to forcibly remove protesting students at Jamia Millia Islamia university, students gathered around the campus and tried to enter by climbing the gates on Sunday (October 25, 2026). With classes suspended, water facilities on the campus were cut off and no entry or exit was allowed. Amid heavy police deployment, students still gathered in large numbers and staged a protest.
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