The Jamia Millia Islamia University on Saturday declared vacation till January 5 and cancelled all exams in view of the tense situation in the university due to students' protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
"All exams postponed. New dates to be announced in due course of time. Vacation declared from December 16 to January 5. University will reopen on January 6, 2020," a senior university official said. Students of Jamia Millia Islamia continued protests against the Citizenship Act on Saturday, though no incidents of violence were reported.
The university turned into a virtual battlefield on Friday when students and policemen clashed with each other as students tried to march to Parliament in protest against the legislation.
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As many as 42 students of Jamia Millia Islamia University were briefly detained after clashes with police. Twelve policemen were injured in the clashes.
The protesters were persuaded to protest peacefully at the university and requested to not march towards New Delhi area. However, they got agitated and aggressively confronted the police personnel, a senior police officer said. They broke barricades and indulged in stone-pelting at police personnel, which also caused damage to vehicles parked there. Police had to lob teargas shells and use of limited force to disperse the protesters, police said.
