New Delhi: The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University on Monday revoked the admission of activist & Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar, who was arrested in 2020 for alleged involvement in violence & mayhem in the capital.
Her admission was reportedly cancelled based on ‘unsatisfactory progress’ in the dissertation work. The 29-year-old was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) over her role in the North-East Delhi riots.
Zargar is currently enrolled with Jamia’s Department of Sociology in integrated MPhil/PhD programme.
Safoora took to Twitter to express her disappointment.
“The usually snail-paced Jamia admin moving at light speed to cancel my admission, foregoing all due process. Let it be known, it breaks my heart but not my spirit.”
“In anticipation of the approval of the same of the Faculty committee”
The usually snail-paced Jamia admin moving at light speed to cancel my admission, foregoing all due process.
Let it be known, it breaks my heart but not my spirit. pic.twitter.com/2t0Nos9qiK— Safoora Zargar (@SafooraZargar) August 29, 2022
Earlier, Safoora tweeted that she had sought extension of her Mphil thesis submission but she was denied the same by the administration.
Responding to her charge, Jamia Millia Islamia said in a statement, “Her progress report by the supervisor was unsatisfactory. The scholar did not apply for extension as a woman scholar before the expiry of stipulated maximum period.”
The riots accused in question was 3 months pregnant when she was held in April 2020 for alleged conspiracy to unleash mayhem in the capital. That time, the Delhi saw wave of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and she took lead role in the protests against it. She was arrested, however was given later.
