FIR Filed Against MPs for Alleged Trespassing at Jamia Millia Islamia

Delhi Police have registered an FIR for alleged trespassing against Members of Parliament (MPs) who visited Jamia Millia Islamia to meet students protesting on campus. This action followed a complaint filed by the university authorities. The MPs' visit occurred amidst an ongoing student agitation demanding the restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students' Union (JMISU), the revocation of disciplinary action against protesting students, and the removal of the university's Chief Proctor, according to the Economic Times.

The protest and hunger strike at Jamia began on October 12. During the initial days of the demonstration, Delhi Police attempted to remove protesters from the designated protest site on the university campus, which led to an escalation of the protest. A seven-member high-level committee of university professors, constituted on October 18, has been engaged in week-long efforts to mediate with the students.

Over 1,500 teaching and non-teaching staff of JMI, including Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mazhar Asif and Registrar Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, convened a meeting on Saturday at the Ansari Auditorium lawns. This meeting followed four rounds of talks and an appeal issued the previous night for students to call off their protests. Faculty members and staff expressed dismay over incidents of vandalism and the defacement of campus walls with "highly objectionable slogans," asserting that such actions undermined the academic atmosphere and the dignity of the institution's 106-year legacy.

The gathering unanimously adopted two resolutions. First, employees urged protesters to vacate the "illegally occupied" Ghalib statue lawns, noting that Gate No. 18 is the designated protest site, and to call off their agitation to restore peace. Second, faculty and staff resolved to repaint the defaced walls and cover slogans described as "highly condemnable and detrimental to the nation's integrity, security and sovereignty." The JMISU was suspended in 2006 due to recurring violent clashes, attacks on teachers, and class disruptions.

What to watch: Further developments in the student protest and police investigation.

Editor's note: Detailed and accurate summary of the Jamia Millia Islamia protests, staff resolutions, and police FIR against MPs.