NEW DELHI: The Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI); left-wing student organisations AISA and AIDSO have fielded women candidates for the post of president for the upcoming DUSU elections this year, while RSS-affiliated Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has nominated a woman candidate for the post of joint secretary, following the previous years’ trend.
The NSUI has fielded a woman candidate for the top-most position after eight years. Out of the 12 candidates in the fray, there are only four women.
The ABVP candidates, in a statement, said: “Trustworthiness, accountability, and accessibility would be the building blocks of the next ABVP-led DUSU...”The NSUI said that they fielded a “bright and fearless woman at a time when the BJP is protecting rapists and RSS is promoting misogyny”.
