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NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University has released an advisory asking its students to stay vigilant and uphold peace and harmony on the campus during the ongoing students' election process. The advisory follows the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 by the Centre on Monday, notifying the rules four years after the law was passed.
The advisory issued by
JNU
on Monday evening mentioned, "In view of the ongoing students' election process on campus and various events being organised by the student bodies, all stakeholders of the campus are appealed to remain vigilant and contribute to maintaining peace and harmony on campus."
"The administration firmly reiterates its commitment to zero tolerance towards any form of violence or indiscipline on campus and appeals to all stakeholders of the campus to desist from all such activities," it stated further.
After the Centre implemented the
CAA
on Monday, police in Delhi's northeast district identified 43 hotspots and conducted patrols there. These areas include Jaffrabad, Mustafabad, Bhajanpura, Seelampur, Khajoori Khas and Seemapuri.
Joy Tirkey, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast), has been quoted by PTI saying,"Police and paramilitary personnel are keeping a strict vigil to maintain law and order. We have identified 43 hotspots in northeast Delhi and night patrolling was comparatively high at these locations."
Following the implementation of the CAA rules on Monday, protests broke out on the
Jamia Millia Islamia campus
, prompting a substantial police deployment at the university. Security measures were heightened across various areas of Delhi, with paramilitary personnel conducting nighttime patrols and flag marches in the northeastern districts, as well as in Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar, and other sensitive zones.
Eqbal Hussain, Jamia Acting Vice-Chancellor, has been quoted by a media house saying, "We have tightened security arrangements to avoid any kind of agitation on the campus. No protest against the CAA will be allowed by students or outsiders near the campus."
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019: What is CAA and how did it come into effect?
Introduced in Parliament on July 15, 2016, as an amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, the Citizenship Amendment Bill underwent significant developments. On December 11, 2019, the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with 125 votes in favour and 99 against. This marked a historic moment as the Bill, for the first time, granted citizenship based on religion to six communities from neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Following this parliamentary approval, the then President, Ram Nath Kovind, gave his assent to the Bill, officially transforming it into an Act.
This lead to nationwide protests and university campuses in the national capital, particularly Jamia Millia Islamia, became focal centre of the demonstrations, witnessing police action against the protesting students.
