Students at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi have entered day 14 of a hunger strike, pressing three demands that the university has not yet met. The students want student union elections held after a long gap, the removal of a senior university official, and no harsh action against students who have taken part in the protest.

Around 100 to 150 students are standing in support of the students on hunger strike, according to reports from the campus. The protest has been building for several days, and the hunger strike itself has now run for two weeks.

A Demand for Elections That Has Not Gone Away

The first and central demand is simple on paper and deeply contentious in practice. Students want the student union elections conducted, a process that has not been held for some time. For the protesters, the polls are not a side issue. They see them as the basic mechanism through which students can speak to the administration with a recognised voice.

The university governing body has responded by forming a committee to look at the demands. That committee will examine the university’s constitution as it relates to the student union. The students, however, are not backing down. They are asking for a clear, public commitment on holding the elections, not another round of review.

The Security Chief and the Allegations

The second demand targets a specific official. Student leader Faizan has alleged that some senior university staff have been treating students inappropriately. He has also accused the university’s security chief of using obscene language against students. Based on those allegations, the students are demanding that the official be removed from duty immediately.

The university has not yet acted on that demand. The gap between the students’ call for removal and the administration’s committee process is one of the main reasons the standoff has dragged on.

Clashes, Online Classes and a Shut Library

Tension on campus boiled over on Saturday, when students and university administrators clashed. The fallout was swift. The governing body directed that classes be conducted online, and the library was closed. Campus authorities made those decisions because the situation on the ground had become tense.

Controversial slogans appearing across the campus have also drawn attention. Their appearance added to the sense that the protest has moved beyond a single list of demands and into a broader confrontation over how the university is run.

Hostels, Medical Care and the Third Demand

The third demand is a protection demand. Protesting students have asked that no strict action be taken against them for taking part in the agitation. That request sits alongside wider grievances about daily campus life. Students have complained that some of their peers have been denied entry to campus hostels for various reasons. They have also raised concerns that medical services at the university are not being provided properly.

Those complaints matter because they show how the protest has grown. What began as a push for elections now carries questions about discipline, living conditions and healthcare for the wider student body.

Where the Standoff Stands

The students are still on hunger strike, and the campus remains on edge. The university has set up a committee, moved teaching online and shut a key academic resource. Students have not accepted the committee as a substitute for a firm commitment on union elections. Unless one side moves, the confrontation is likely to continue into another day.

For students across Indian campuses, the Jamia standoff is being watched closely. It puts a hard question to university administrations about whether student unions still have a working place in campus governance, and how far institutions will go to restore order when protests turn confrontational.

Students are demanding clear assurance on the conduct of union elections, and they are not willing to step back until they get it.