NSUI demands fair DUSU polls; left claims many students yet to get id cards
NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) submitted a formal memorandum to the chief election officer of the Delhi University on Wednesday demanding impartial Delhi University Student’s Union (DUSU) polls.
The delegation was led by NSUI secretary Rocky Tuseed. Addressing the media, he said, “We are witness to several discrepancies during the polling process in the past. Some of the stakeholders of the Delhi University, including teaching and non-teaching staff, tried to influence voters in favour of a particular organisation.”
For a transparent and fair electoral process, he said, the NSUI, through the memorandum, demanded that the chief election officer should allow the presence of one polling agent representing each candidate running for the polls at every booth.
This measure will help ensure transparency in the elections with all stakeholders adhering to the rules, he added.
Meanwhile, the Left alliance has raised concern over certain colleges delaying issuance of identity cards to first year students denying them their right to contest elections in their respective colleges as well as for central posts.
The Left panel has written to the office of the chief election officer demanding that notices should be issued immediately to complete the process of issuance of ID cards for which the acceptability of fee slip in lieu of the ID card for filing the nomination.
On Wednesday, RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad organised a ‘Chhatra Garjana Rally’ on Wednesday in North and South Campuses of Delhi University drawing the participation of hundreds of students.
The ABVP raised several issues including one course-one fee, centralised hostel allocation forms, scholarships for SC/ST/OBC students, placement cell at the university level, concessional metro pass for students, NCC for girls in colleges, psychologists and gynecologists in all colleges. “Chhatra Garjana Rally stands as a unified voice, amplifying the students’ concerns in every College of Delhi University,” ABVP Delhi state secretary, Harsh Attri, stated.
