Police have imposed restrictions on gatherings around Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi as protests continue on campus, while students on hunger strike have announced a march from Okhla Head to the vice-chancellor’s residence on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a report by Jagran – New Delhi, the restrictions were imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which bars gatherings in the area around Jamia. The order comes amid continuing demonstrations inside the university campus and heightened concern over the movement of students and police personnel.
The students on hunger strike have reportedly locked themselves inside the Polytechnic building, citing fears that they could be forcibly removed. Other students have dispersed from the protest site, according to the report. The report did not specify the number of students inside the building or provide details of any formal police notice concerning their presence.
Despite the restrictions, students have announced a march at 3 pm. Participants are expected to assemble at Okhla Head before proceeding towards the vice-chancellor’s residence. The proposed route places the protest at the intersection of campus activity, neighbourhood movement and police crowd-control measures in the Jamia area.
The development also affects the university’s academic operations. Jamia’s administration had already ordered that online classes continue until 8 November amid the protests. The arrangement means that teaching activity is continuing remotely while physical movement and gatherings around parts of the campus remain subject to restrictions.
Section 163 is a preventive public-order provision that authorities can use to regulate gatherings and movement when they assess a risk of disturbance. In the Jamia case, the restriction applies around the university as students prepare for a march, although the supplied report does not provide the full text of the police order, its exact geographical limits or the duration for which it will remain in force.
The immediate practical effect is a divided campus environment: academic activity is being shifted online, students at the protest site are continuing their agitation, and police restrictions are limiting the ability of groups to assemble. The situation also creates operational questions for people who live, work or travel through the roads surrounding the university.
The report does not record a response from the university administration explaining the reasons for continuing online classes, nor does it include a detailed police statement on the planned march. It also does not state whether the march was granted permission or whether additional traffic and security arrangements were announced.
The next reported development is the students’ proposed 3 pm march from Okhla Head to the vice-chancellor’s residence. Online classes are scheduled to continue through 8 November under the order already issued by the university administration.
