Overview
- On Monday the university registrar issued an order saying JMISU elections will be held 15 days after the university approves a new students’ union constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued during the protests.
- The order also called for a probe into security staff conduct and required protesting students to issue a public apology and remove certain social-media posts as a condition for calling off the agitation.
- Student leaders rejected the notice as vague because it ties the election date to an unspecified constitution-approval timetable and does not meet demands for a chief election officer or the proctor’s resignation.
- Two students remain on an indefinite hunger strike and one striker was hospitalised during the fortnight-long protest while campus life has been disrupted by online classes, closed gates and tightened security.
- The plan to restore elections follows decades without a central union at Jamia and, if implemented with clear timelines, could prompt similar restoration demands at other Indian universities where polls have been suspended.