Jamia students leave campus as varsity closes down till Jan 5

• Monday | 16th December, 2019

A+ A-New Delhi: Students of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University were seen leaving the campus with their luggage on Monday morning as the varsity is closed till January 5 owing to yesterday’s violent protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. On Sunday, the protests led to the clashes between the police and students and left several injured. Some students also protested at the gate of the University demanding action against Delhi police for their alleged ‘crackdown’ on protesters. The students of JMI and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) had staged a protest at the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) on Sunday after clashes at the Jamia campus. Akhtar added that apart from students, staff and guards of the university had also been injured in the action and it had led to damage of property.