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Jamia Sets Student Union Elections Within 15 Days

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Jamia Millia Islamia administration announced elections will occur within 15 days of draft union constitution approval.
Law student Ebin Basil began an indefinite hunger strike on October 12, 2026 demanding a restored student union.
University suspended Basil for one year on October 16, 2026.
Campus gates were barricaded on October 24, 2026.
Armed police were stationed outside on October 24, 2026.

History

On May 4 1970, Ohio National Guard fired 67 rounds at a Kent State University protest against the Vietnam War’s Cambodian incursion, killing four students and wounding nine. The shooting triggered a student strike of over 4 million people and prompted President Richard Nixon to form the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest. A clampdown on October 24 2026 at Jamia Millia Islamia barred a hunger-striking student and sealed the campus.

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On May 4 1970, Ohio National Guard fired 67 rounds at a Kent State University protest against the Vietnam War’s Cambodian incursion, killing four students and wounding nine. The shooting triggered a student strike of over 4 million people and prompted President Richard Nixon to form the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest. A clampdown on October 24 2026 at Jamia Millia Islamia barred a hunger-striking student and sealed the campus.

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