The administration said the campus situation was not conducive to an academic environment, and the extension was necessary to ensure students’ safety and security.
Asked about students’ demand for elections at Jamia, Joshi said, “Negotiations are going on. Nobody should try to create a law and order problem. There is a body which is looking into it.”
Delhi SFI president alleged that Jamia administration had given police a free hand to harass, detain and arrest students and had permanently blocked entry gates by welding them shut.
The protesters have demanded a definite date for the elections, which have not been held since 2006, and a clear timeline for approving the constitution.
