New Delhi, October 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Delhi Police have imposed prohibitory orders outside Jamia Millia Islamia University as the students’ agitation entered its 16th day on Tuesday, warning that violations would invite legal action.
A notice displayed outside Gate No. 7 states that Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) is in force in the area. It prohibits unlawful gatherings, meetings and processions and warns that legal action, including the use of force if necessary, may follow any violation.
Security has been tightened outside Gate No. 7, with a heavy deployment of police and paramilitary personnel.
Students have been on a hunger strike since October 12, demanding the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students’ Union (JMISU) and the removal of the university’s Chief Proctor over what they describe as a crackdown on protesters.
The protesting students have also submitted their demands formally to the Vice-Chancellor, seeking a revision of the Registrar’s Office notification concerning the hunger strike and insisting that their demands be fully addressed.
On Monday, the university administration accepted some of the protesters’ demands, announcing that students’ union elections would be held and a committee formed to draft the union’s constitution. It also said disciplinary action against the protesters would be revoked. However, the administration did not announce a timeline for implementing these decisions.
In a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, the students said their hunger strike and peaceful protest would continue until all their demands were met.
Their demands include a clear timeline for drafting the students’ union constitution and holding elections, the withdrawal of disciplinary action against protesters, and the resignation of the Chief Security Advisor.
“No protesting students will apologise for implementing their constitutional right of peacefully protesting,” the students stated in the letter.
They reiterated that the hunger strike and peaceful agitation would continue until the administration fulfilled their demands. The students also urged the university to ensure that the process of establishing the union proceeded within stipulated timelines.
“The students expect a clear commitment from the administration to address these demands and facilitate the formation of a democratically elected Students’ Union,” the letter said.
Earlier on Monday, the students had rejected the university administration’s notice, arguing that it failed to provide a clear and unambiguous commitment to restoring the students’ union. They maintained that the agitation would continue until all their demands were fully addressed.
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