The Delhi Police on Friday detained Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi while attempting to meet students demanding the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia’s elected students’ union amid the ongoing student protest at the university in Delhi.
Their grievances extend beyond student representation. Protesters have raised concerns about academic facilities, attendance policies, hostel conditions, scholarships and research stipends.
They said that an elected union would provide a platform to raise these concerns and participate in decisions affecting student welfare.
He was later released. Congress MP Imran Masood, who visited the campus to support the protesters, rejected slogans advocating the division of India. “I can even give my life for my children. These are my children and the future of my country. Attempts are being made to crush their rights. Students have been expelled from the university. Why is the student union not being reinstated? Separately, Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi alleged that police detained him while he was travelling to meet the protesters. Visuals of his detention also surfaced on social media. “We completely refute this thing. And this thing that has happened, the Jamia administration is entirely at fault. This is not our job; it is the Jamia administration’s job to stop such mischievous elements. It has begun removing the writing using chemical agents and attempting to identify those responsible.
But they themselves have been planted among us by the Jamia admin so that our peaceful protest can be ended,” Ali said, according to IANS.
What exactly is the reason you do not want to restore the student union?” he said. Nadvi, a Jamia alumnus, said he considered supporting the students his duty. The university administration has condemned controversial slogans found on campus walls, including “VC go back”. A university official said strict action would be taken against those involved.
