India
Jamia Millia Islamia To Hold Lectures Online Amid Row Over 'Free Kashmir' Graffiti On Walls
By: News18 India
Published: 24 October 2026
Photo / Illustration: Haldwani Times News Desk
<p>Jamia Millia Islamia will conduct lectures online until the situation on campus improves, amid ongoing student protests demanding the restoration of university elections and a row over controversial slogans and posters. The decision comes after students launched a protest at the central university in New Delhi, seeking the reinstatement of the student union electoral process. The agitation intensified amid controversy over posters carrying slogans such as “Free Kashmir" and “Free Sharjeel Imam".</p>
<p>Congress MP Imran Masood was detained by Delhi Police on Friday after visiting the campus to express solidarity with the protesting students.</p>
<p>Imran Masood Distances Himself From Controversial Posters</p>
<p>The posters and slogans triggered a row on campus, with calls for the release of Sharjeel Imam, a JNU PhD scholar who has been jailed in connection with the anti-CAA protests and is facing anti-terror charges.</p>
<p>Imran Masood distanced himself from the controversial posters and said he did not support the slogans. He also questioned the action taken against students and called for their reinstatement.</p>
<p>“Those who want to break this movement should understand that Kashmir is an integral part of India. We would even give our lives to keep Kashmir as an integral part of India," the Congress MP said.</p>
<p>Imran Masood also questioned the university administration’s decision to expel students and demanded that the student union election process be restored.</p>
<p>Calling the students the future of the country, Imran Masood accused the authorities of attempting to suppress their rights.</p>
<p>“I can even give my life for my children. These are my children and the future of my country. Attempts are being made to crush their rights," he said.</p>
<p>“The students have been expelled from the university. Why is the student union not being restored? What exactly is the reason that you do not want to reinstate the student union?" he asked.</p>
<p>The protests have continued for several days, with students pressing the university administration to restore student union elections.</p>
<p>Jamia Millia Islamia shifted its lectures online until campus conditions improve, responding to ongoing student protests demanding the reinstatement of university elections and a growing row over controversial slogans and posters on campus walls.</p>
