Jamia Student Union Elections: Student union elections are set to be reinstated at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University after nearly two decades. Following a long period of student protests and commotion, the university administration finally made an official announcement on October 25 to conduct student union elections.

Date Not Clear Yet
According to an order issued by the university administration, the elections for the Jamia Millia Islamia Students' Union will be held within 15 days from the date of approval of its constitution. However, no fixed date for the approval of the constitution has surfaced yet, therefore the situation regarding the exact date of the elections will become clear only after it is passed.

Student Union Was Dissolved in 2006
It is worth noting that the university administration dissolved the student union at Jamia Millia Islamia in the year 2006. Since then, student were continuously demanding the restoration of an elected student union. The students argued that having a student union would allow them to present their concerns and demands to the university administration in a democratic manner.

Protest Outside Gate Number 7
In recent days, continuous protests were taking place on campus demanding student union elections. Students also held sit in demonstrations and hunger strike for this cause. Admist the atmosphere of protests on October 24, citing security concerns, the university administration directed the offline classes for all courses be shifted to online mode until further orders. Opposing this decision a large number of students gathered outside Gate number 7 of the campus on October 25 and staged a fierce protest. On Monday morning around 4:30 AM, University Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi arrived to speak with the protesting students. He brought an administrative notice with him and handed it over to the students. The Registrar claimed that the students' demands had been met and appealed to them to end the protest.

Students Vowed to Continue Movement
However, the protesting students rejected the administration's notice. The student stated that it does not make a clear declaration regarding the restoration of the student union. The notice neither specific a definite timeline for approving the student union's constitution nor clarifies the election date. At present describing the administrations notice inadequate, the student have announced that they will continue the movement.