Jamia Students Protest Disciplinary Action Against Research Scholars Over Last Year's Demonstration

Jamia Students Protest Disciplinary Action Against Research Scholars Over Last Year's Demonstration

Students at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi initiated an indefinite protest on Monday against the university's disciplinary action against two PhD scholars, who are accused of organizing a demonstration last year.

The actions are connected to the December 15, 2024, "Jamia Resistance Day," an annual event that marks the 2019 anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. The 2019 protests gained national attention after Delhi Police allegedly entered the campus and used batons on students inside the library, sparking widespread outrage.

The university's disciplinary committee is set to review the students' involvement on February 25. However, the administration has not yet responded to the students' demands, which they describe as an "attack on campus democracy."

The Indian Express reached out to university officials but did not receive any comment.

Protesters, led by Left-affiliated student organizations like AISA, are demanding the withdrawal of the disciplinary actions and an end to what they call a "crackdown on student activism." They are holding banners with slogans such as "Dissent is the legacy of Jamia" and "Restore Campus Democracy," accusing the administration of infringing on their rights to assemble and express themselves.

Tensions heightened on Tuesday when AISA claimed its All-India President, Neha, was detained by Delhi Police while expressing solidarity with the protesters.

However, the Delhi Police clarified that the action against Neha was initiated by the university. "As per the police, the Jamia administration has removed her and is also planning to file a complaint with us. It was the Jamia administration that brought her to the police station," a police officer told The Indian Express.

In its statement on Monday, AISA condemned the Jamia administration's actions, calling them undemocratic and authoritarian. They argued that the disciplinary measures were an attempt to suppress students' efforts to commemorate the state-sponsored attack on Jamia on December 15, 2019. The statement highlighted that students who gathered peacefully to remember the violent crackdown of 2019 were met with further attempts to silence their voices.

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