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Gates Sealed, Security Deployed at Jamia Amid Left's Protest Call for Union Polls
The Jamia Millia Islamia administration has sealed alternative campus gates and deployed heavy security forces, including Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force personnel, following a protest call given by Left student organisations. Authorities cited student security and the threat of trespassing for closing university entries. Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita has been imposed outside the campus, strictly prohibiting public gatherings, demonstrations, sloganeering, and speeches. The campus lawn, which earlier served as the dharna site for students demanding the restoration of student union elections, was vacated after administrative warnings. Classes have also been shifted to an online mode. While the university administration offered to provide a draft constitution for student body elections within 15 days, an impasse persists as protesting students demand a definitive timeline and date.
