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MPs detained during Jamia Millia student union protest

Delhi, India · since Oct 12, 2026

Is it still on?

YESDay 13 and counting, since Oct 12.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Students are protesting for the restoration of the university's students' union and an election schedule.
What they want
Resumption of elections, restoration of the students' union, and withdrawal of disciplinary action.
What changed
Oct 24: Delhi Police detained two MPs outside Jamia Millia Islamia during a student protest.
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What protesters want

  • Resumption of students' union elections
  • Official notification for election schedule
  • Withdrawal of disciplinary action against protesters
  • Restoration of democratic representation

Organised by: AISA, Jamia Millia Islamia students

What authorities say

According to officials, police detained two MPs outside the university for attempting to enter without permission and put them in preventive detention. A senior police officer stated that no students were detained. The university administration condemned campus graffiti and stated that wall construction was for campus safety and…12

The numbers

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Arrests / detentions
10
Ten people, including Congress MP Imran Masood, were detained by Delhi Police1

The full story

An ongoing protest led by students at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi began on October 12, featuring an indefinite hunger strike demanding the restoration of the university's elected students' union, which has been dissolved since 2006. Protesters are calling for an official notification announcing an election schedule for the academic session, along with the withdrawal of disciplinary action. The agitation escalated when two parliamentarians, Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MP Maulana Mohibullah Nadwi, were detained by Delhi Police outside the campus while attempting to join the demonstrators. The university administration stated it formed a committee to draft a new union constitution, condemned graffiti on campus walls, and noted that wall construction near campus gates was for maintenance and safety.

Timeline

  1. Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi faced police detention outside the campus.123

  2. CPI(M) MP John Brittas wrote to Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi regarding the absence of an elected union.3

  3. Students at Jamia Millia Islamia began an indefinite hunger strike demanding the restoration of the students' union.123

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