Students’ association claims 17 Jamia students suspended, calls for boycott of classes

Claiming that Jamia Millia Islamia university has suspended 17 students for protesting disciplinary action against two PhD scholars, the Left-affiliated All India Students’ Association called for a boycott of classes on Monday, reported PTI.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the university asked students not to “fall prey to fake messages and misleading rumours” and advised them to attend classes, according to The Indian Express.

A row had erupted on Thursday after the Delhi Police detained several students of the university during protests against the administration’s show-cause notices to the PhD scholars. The students were released after about 12 hours. They alleged that the police manhandled them while taking them in custody, and that they were not allowed to contact their families.

The university accused the students of vandalising property. The students denied the claims and alleged that over 20 of them were detained.

The notices to the PhD scholars were issued last year for holding a demonstration on December 15 to mark the fifth anniversary of violence on campus during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act movement. It was held under the banner of “Jamia Resistance Day”.

On Saturday, the All India Students’ Association said that the university administration suspended 17 students overnight, reported PTI.

Students from various departments, including Sociology, Social Science, Geography, Hindi, Social Work, Spanish, French and Francophone…

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