Jamia Millia Islamia lodged a formal complaint with Delhi Police on Sunday, naming Lok Sabha MP Imran Masood and Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi for trespassing on campus during the student agitation for union elections. The complaint also lists several unnamed Congress MPs as participants in the alleged incitement.
The protest, which began nearly two weeks ago, centers on the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students’ Union (JMISU), an election body that has been dormant since 2006. Four students are on a 13‑day hunger strike, while PhD scholar Sanam remains seated on the Gulistan-e‑Ghalib lawns, demanding that the union elections be held in the current semester.
In response, the university shifted all classes online citing security concerns and ordered that gates and libraries remain closed until further notice. A march of more than 1,500 staff, led by Vice‑Chancellor Mazhar Asif and Registrar Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, moved from the Ansari Auditorium to Gate 7 in an attempt to persuade the protesters to stand down. The staff appealed for nearly two hours, but the demonstrators refused to vacate the site.
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) has alleged that a heavy police presence outside the campus detained students and that hundreds of officers were involved. The SFI claims that proctors and security advisers forcibly removed hunger strikers, dismantled tents, and dragged female students, while some students pushed against guards and teachers. The university claims it has notified a JMISU Constitution Draft Committee and promised to review any disciplinary action taken during the October 12 protest.
SFI demands the inclusion of students in the constitution‑drafting committee, the announcement of election dates, the revocation of disciplinary actions against protesters, and the resignation of the chief proctor and security adviser. The university maintains that Gate 18 is the designated protest site and that the occupation at Gulistan-e‑Ghalib lawns was unauthorized. The Delhi Police have yet to respond to the complaint, and the campus remains in a state of heightened tension as the hunger strike continues.