Last Updated: March 26, 2024, 13:39 IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. (PTI file picture)
The United Left panel on Sunday effected a clear sweep within the JNUSU elections, defeating its nearest rival the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday mentioned a Dalit being elected the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) is a collective victory of backward lessons, Dalits and minorities.
In a put up on X, Yadav mentioned, “The PDA unity has collectively won all important posts in the JNU Students Union elections and defeated the BJP-backed ABVP by a huge margin.” PDA, an acronym coined by the SP chief, stands for ‘pichhde’ (backward lessons), Dalit and ‘alpsankhyak’ (minorities).
The United Left panel on Sunday effected a clear sweep within the JNUSU elections, defeating its nearest rival the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
The JNUSU elected its first Dalit president from the Left-backed teams after almost three a long time.
Dhananjay from the All India Students’ Association (AISA) gained the JNUSU president’s put up by securing 2,598 votes towards the ABVP’s Umesh C Ajmeera, who secured 1,676 votes.
Like the scholars of JNU, Yadav mentioned, the youths throughout the nation will encourage their households to vote towards the BJP attributable to “unprecedented unemployment”, “widespread corruption”, “expensive education” and inflation underneath the social gathering’s rule.
He additionally exhorted the youths to stay vigilant towards bogus voting at polling cubicles.
“Stand firm until the election results are declared and the victory certificate is received,” the SP chief mentioned.
“Only with this awareness can votes be protected and positive results achieved in the interest of the public,” he mentioned, including that the “anti-youth BJP” might be defeated by their energy.
With the Left panel sweeping the polls, the JNU lived as much as its repute of being a Left bastion. The ABVP gave a neck-and-neck battle and was main on all 4 central panel posts within the preliminary traits.
The United Left panel includes AISA, Democratic Students’ Federation, Students’ Federation of India and the All India Students’ Federation.
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