October, 2008
FALL OUT
Jamia: Inside Story
In brief: Post encounter woes of Jamia students living in PG accommodations and the response of the university.
The Sep 19th Jamia Nagar encounter and the following arrest of two students of Jamia Milia Islamia University due to their alleged links with the September 13 Delhi serial blasts has led to unforeseen complications for students living in rented accommodations in the Okhla district. Landlords throughout Okhla and particularly Jamia Nagar are evicting their student tenants. No one is willing to lease out their rooms to students or single working men anymore. Many students returning from their Eid vacations found themselves without a place to stay in. The landlords are reluctant to have any more dealings with the police and are hence avoiding young unmarried male tenants altogether. Faced with homelessness the students are distraught.
Rakhshanda Jalil, Media Coordinator of Jamia Milia Islamia states that the university has received complaints from a few students who are having difficulty finding accommodation. In response the university is making provisions for enhanced hostel accommodation for its students. Two new hostel buildings are going to be built and are supposed to be ready for occupation within 8 months. Till then the students shall have to fend for themselves as best as they can. One building will house 500 boys and the other will accommodate 200 girls. The construction of the hostel is being undertaken by RITES Ltd.
The accommodation scarcity adds another worry to the tremendous hassles the students and staff of Jamia Milia Islamia are facing. The police and media involvement is causing great misgivings and fears among students. The university authorities are also upset over the way the media is portraying the two arrested students and the media’s reaction to the announcement that the university shall provide legal aid to the two suspects. “We want the law to take its course”, stated Rakhshanda Jalil in a telephonic interview, “If the students are guilty then the law should take its course, however they are innocent until proven guilty and hence the word terrorist should not be used loosely in connection with them. It should be known to the media that it is ordinary journalistic procedure to use the prefix ‘alleged’ before making any accusations”
FALL OUT
Jamia: Inside Story
In brief: Post encounter woes of Jamia students living in PG accommodations and the response of the university.
The Sep 19th Jamia Nagar encounter and the following arrest of two students of Jamia Milia Islamia University due to their alleged links with the September 13 Delhi serial blasts has led to unforeseen complications for students living in rented accommodations in the Okhla district. Landlords throughout Okhla and particularly Jamia Nagar are evicting their student tenants. No one is willing to lease out their rooms to students or single working men anymore. Many students returning from their Eid vacations found themselves without a place to stay in. The landlords are reluctant to have any more dealings with the police and are hence avoiding young unmarried male tenants altogether. Faced with homelessness the students are distraught.
Rakhshanda Jalil, Media Coordinator of Jamia Milia Islamia states that the university has received complaints from a few students who are having difficulty finding accommodation. In response the university is making provisions for enhanced hostel accommodation for its students. Two new hostel buildings are going to be built and are supposed to be ready for occupation within 8 months. Till then the students shall have to fend for themselves as best as they can. One building will house 500 boys and the other will accommodate 200 girls. The construction of the hostel is being undertaken by RITES Ltd.
The accommodation scarcity adds another worry to the tremendous hassles the students and staff of Jamia Milia Islamia are facing. The police and media involvement is causing great misgivings and fears among students. The university authorities are also upset over the way the media is portraying the two arrested students and the media’s reaction to the announcement that the university shall provide legal aid to the two suspects. “We want the law to take its course”, stated Rakhshanda Jalil in a telephonic interview, “If the students are guilty then the law should take its course, however they are innocent until proven guilty and hence the word terrorist should not be used loosely in connection with them. It should be known to the media that it is ordinary journalistic procedure to use the prefix ‘alleged’ before making any accusations”
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