Ambedkar student association decides to enter the elections

NEW DELHI: The Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) has decided to contest the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections for the first time, in another first in the elections.

Ashutosh Boddh, president of Delhi University’s Ambedkar Students Association (ASA), announced it on social media and said, “This is the first time we are participating in the elections on campus. We want to bring positive changes and rules in favour of OBC and SC-ST category students who get admitted here.”

Ashutosh, known on campus by the pseudonym ‘Vidrohi’, said his organisation has already decided on the potential candidates for the two positions it is in the race for.

Vanashree Das from Assam is contesting for the presidency, while Piyush Dongre from Maharashtra is contesting for the vice-presidential race.

Talking about the agendas, Ashutosh said, “We have four main agendas for this year’s elections. First is the fee structure of Delhi University. At times, the fee cannot be increased. Also, there is a rent mafia on the campus where the students of OBC, SC and ST category find it difficult to get a place in the hostel.”

“The second demand is gender awareness on campus. Once the elections are announced, look at the roads on campus where there are many complaints about sexual harassment.

Thirdly, our agenda is to protect our innocent professors who are literally being thrown out of the campus due to the change in syllabus etc. The last item on the agenda is the implementation of reservations on campus,” he added.