Protests over police raid in Jamia

Tension is brewing in the Jamia Millia Islamia with a team of Delhi Police personnel, comprising central intelligence officials, carrying out raids and searches in the boys’ hostels on Saturday.

Up in arms against the police raid, the students have launched an indefinite protest on the campus, blaming the university administration for the police action.

The students, who have been agitating since the day the police raided the university hostels, took out a protest march on campus on Monday afternoon, vowing to continue with their protest until they “reclaim” their “freedom”, while the varsity administration organised events to celebrate Independence Day.

“Our first question is: why is Jamia is only place where police should conduct a raid ahead of Independence Day? Is it just because it is a minority institution? We can’t be kept under constant surveillance and made scapegoats for anti-minority propaganda,” said  one of the students.