Jamia Millia Islamia moves classes online amid row over slogans raised at protest

Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university has decided to hold classes online after slogans raised at the ongoing protests over restoration of students' union kicked up a row.Earlier it was reported that ‘Free Kashmir’ slogans were raised at the protest, a claim denied by the protesting students as well as Congress leader Imran Masood who visited the campus on Friday to meet protesting students."No slogans calling for a “free Kashmir” were raised there, not a single one.

I stood up in front of everyone and strongly condemned such slogans, stating that Kashmir is an integral part of India," Masood was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Why are JMI students protesting?The students of JMI have been protesting over the past few weeks, demanding restoration of their students’ union (JMISU) while calling for the removal of the university’s chief proctor for “cracking down” on protesters.

Jamia's student union was dissolved in March 2006.The protest began on October 12, following the start of an indefinite hunger strike by five students—Ebin Basil, Mohd Jasim Khan, Rehan Haider, Rehan Pawar and Faizan Ali Khan. This is a developing story. More details are awaited.