In Photos: Jamia Students Protest As Police Detain Demonstrators Over Union Polls
Jamia Millia Islamia has ordered student union elections within 15 days of the approval of the union constitution and revoked protest-related disciplinary notices, but students continued their agitation, demanding a definite timeline for the polls.
Students stage a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Students stage a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Jamia Millia Islamia student Rehan Khan, who is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding student union elections, during a demonstration at the campus, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Jamia Millia Islamia students Rehan Khan and Ebin Basil, who are on an indefinite hunger strike demanding student union elections, address a press conference at the campus, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Students stage a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Security personnel try to evict protesters during a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Students stage a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
New Delhi: Students stage a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Security personnel detain protesters during a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Students stage a demonstration outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
A notice set up outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Security beefed up outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Security beefed up outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
Security beefed up outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More