SFI Protest Against RSS-Linked Event At Jamia, Heavy Security Deployed Outside Campus | Education and Career News
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The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) unit at Jamia strongly objected to the programme, which is said to be part of ‘Yuva Kumbh’ marking 100 years of the RSS.
Students linked to SFI unit of the Jamia raised slogans and demanded the cancellation of the event, calling it inappropriate for a central university campus.
On Tuesday morning, tension simmered at Jamia Millia Islamia as scores of students gathered to protest an event linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The demonstration, which unfolded at the university gates, led to heavy security deployment outside the campus.
Personnel from the Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been stationed at key entry points as students gathered to oppose the programme reportedly organised within the university’s engineering department.
Students linked to SFI unit of the Jamia raised slogans and demanded the cancellation of the event, calling it inappropriate for a central university campus.
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) unit at Jamia strongly objected to the programme, which is said to be part of ‘Yuva Kumbh’ marking 100 years of the RSS. In a statement, the student body on Monday alleged that granting permission for the event was a “direct provocation” and raised concerns over the safety and dignity of minority students. Condemning the administration’s decision, the SFI demanded immediate withdrawal of permission for the programme. University authorities have not yet issued an official response on the matter.
According to the Yuva Kumbh’s official social media page, it is described as “Yuva Kumbh unites youth to learn, lead and serve, celebrating 100 years of nation-first thought and RSS’s century of service.”
The SFI statement further reiterated, “Celebrating its (RSS) centenary on a campus that houses thousands of minority students is a direct provocation and an affront to their dignity and safety.”
SFI Students at the JMI campus said, “The events have been widely protested against. Now this programme has been called in our college as well, and there is a clear ideological divide.”
April 28, 2026, 12:56 IST
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