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The proposed Metro station inside the campus of Jamia Milia Islamia in the capital has landed in a controversy with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Vice Chancellor Najib Jung opposing the move saying it would bring in security issues and may disrupt campus life.However, the people in the area seem to differ with Kurshid and Jung as they think the Metro connectivity will be a big boon for the area and will also benefit the students of the Central University.Khurshid had red-flagged the construction of the Jamia Nagar station reportedly saying that the station could prove to be a security threat and "spoil the sanctity" of the institute. Jung also spoke in the same vein contending that a station inside the campus will have security issues and may disrupt campus life in the area. "I have no objection to the Metro. It is a very good idea. Our only objection is to a Metro station being inside the campus because it brings major security issues for us," he told PTI.Two stations have been proposed on either side of the road that leads to the campus, one near Escorts Hospital and the other close to Jamia police station."It is not needed to have a station inside the campus. Rs 70 crore government money spent on this station is not needed and it will have security issues for girls who come from the interiors of the country," the Vice Chancellor said. (more)