Sources from New Delhi have reported that Members of all the associations of Jamia Millia Islami will be sporting black bands when the university reopens after the summer break, in a show of protest against the "atrocities perpetrated against Muslims and Dalits".
Sources have stated that the members of Jamia Teachers' Association, Jamia School Teachers' Association, Jamia Administrative Staff Association and Shafiqur Kidwai Association had conducted a joint meeting on Wednesday to discuss the "increasing incidents of atrocities against Dalits and Muslims in the country.
Meanwhile a member stated that the incidents of mob
lynching of innocent citizens are very common nowadays in different parts of
the country. There is an atmosphere of anxiety and insecurity and the
minorities and Dalits are not feeling safe and these untoward incidents are
affecting communal harmony. The members have decided to wear black bands on
July 17.