Students have accused the Jamia Millia University officials of discriminating against girls

Updated on: Monday, February 01, 2016

jamia Campaigners involved in the Pinjra Tod movement have accused the Jamia Millia University officials of discriminating against girls as elections for the hostel committee is apparently only being carried out in the boys' hostel and not in the girls' hostel.

The university has, however, refuted the charges and said that elections would be carried out in the girls' hostel as well.

A female student requesting anonymity, has told a news agency that the girls hostel has just two committees for the mess and cultural section. But they are "in name and completely defunct". She added that the election practice was brought back to the boys' hostel this year, but no such thing is taking place in the girls' hostel.

"There is no discrimination on the university's part and the elections in the girls' hostels will be notified soon," Jamia spokesperson Mukesh Ranjan said in a news report.

Last year, the university had got embroiled in a controversy due to a notice it had given out, which didn't allow girl students to get permission to stay out of the hostel till late at night. The notice drew a lot of criticism and a large section of students termed it as "sexist" and "partial".

The protests against the notice triggered the "Pinjra Tod" movement against discriminatory rules in girls' hostels in various varsities across Delhi.

Students have accused the Jamia Millia University officials of discriminating against girls

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