Two days before the celebrations of Independence day, scores of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students staged a protest alleging that “surprise checks” were made by the Delhi police in their hostels.
While the students dubbed them as “raids”, the police officials maintained that they were part of routine checks being conducted in that area ahead of the Independence Day.
“This is a breach of students’ constitutional rights. What is the fear of security from students that they are conducting raids in hostels,” said a protesting student. The students gheraoed the Chief Proctor Mehtab Alam’s office and shouted slogans against him for allegedly allowing police at campus. Deputy Media Co-ordinator, JMI, Dr Saima Seed clarified that it was not a raid. It was a routine check that the police conducted before the Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations.
“Actually the main road divides the JMI in two parts. The road also leads to New Friends Colony, Zakir Nagar, Noor Nagar, Batla House, Abul Fazal Enclave till Kalindi Kunj Park that makes easy for any unwanted element to enter the university campus. The police makes routine checks to assure that no unwanted elements hide at the campus,” she said. (Inputs from PTI).
