Several students of Jamia Millia Islamia university in Delhi were detained by the police on Monday as protests continued on the campus to demand time-bound elections to the students’ union, reported Hindustan Times.
The university has not held student union elections since 2006. Students have been protesting on the campus since October 12, with five of them going on hunger strike, to demand the restoration of their union.
On October 16, the university rusticated one of the students on hunger strike, suspended two and banned all three from entering the campus for a year.
Earlier on Monday, the university administration announced that student union elections would be held within 15 days of the union’s constitution being approved.
The administration also revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the protest and said a committee would be formed to investigate the conduct of security personnel during the agitation.
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However, students said the administration had not addressed all their demands. They also alleged that they had been pressured into signing the agreement early in the morning, The New Indian Express reported.
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