NEW DELHI: With the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections scheduled for September 17, student organisations on Monday intensified outreach efforts across campuses, launching campaigns aimed at shaping their manifestos through student participation.
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) launched its ‘My DU, My Manifesto’ campaign, inviting students of the University of Delhi to share their concerns, expectations and suggestions.
The inputs, the organisation said, will be incorporated into its manifesto for the polls. The campaign is being conducted online and offline, with students able to submit responses through QR codes as well as through interactions led by ABVP volunteers in colleges.
ABVP Delhi State Secretary Sarthak Sharma said the initiative aims to move beyond closed-door manifesto drafting. “Delhi University is not merely a collection of colleges but a space that reflects the aspirations of lakhs of students.
Through this campaign, we want to understand what students see as the most pressing issues and translate those into practical policy proposals,” he said. Meanwhile, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) stepped up its campaign, ‘My Campus, My Manifesto’, claiming to have received nearly 6,000 suggestions from students within a week.
According to NSUI, its teams have been visiting colleges across DU, collecting feedback through suggestion boxes and direct interactions with students. The organisation said the exercise is aimed at ensuring that its manifesto reflects grassroots concerns rather than being a top-down document.
“Nearly 6,000 suggestions in just one week show that students want their voices to be heard,” NSUI media in-charge Ravi Pandey said on Monday.
He added, “We will analyse every suggestion and ensure that the manifesto reflects the real concerns and aspirations of students. The manifesto will not be written for students, but by students.”
Jamia students protest over spot admission process
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia staged a protest on Monday, alleging irregularities in spot-round admission process and demanding transparency. Led by NSUI, the protest focused on spot rounds, selection of candidates from waiting lists and unclear eligibility criteria. Students questioned how candidates with lower ranks were allegedly admitted while higher-ranked aspirants were left out, and why spot registration was opened for courses with no visible vacancies. The students demanded an inquiry and the VC’s resignation. Jamia spokesperson Saima Saeed denied all irregularities in the process.