Several students belonging to the Left groups on Wednesday boycotted their classes at Jawaharlal Nehru University, demanding the election to the university’s student body at the earliest.
Since the academic session began on August 16, student outfits have been demanding the holding of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union (JNUSU) poll.
On the other hand, the administration has said the election will be held only in January after the PhD admission process concludes.
The JNUSU election was last held in 2019. It could not be held in subsequent years because of the Covid lockdown and then due to a differential academic calendar for BA, MA and PhD students.
On Wednesday, while students from the various Left groups participated in the boycott, those from the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) stayed away from from protest.
ABVP leaders said they do not stand for the boycott of academic activities.
Meanwhile, a student leader belonging to a Left group said they had met the vice-chancellor over the issue and the administration has sought another week to furnish an update on the election.
“We look at this as a delaying tactic in order to not hold the election,” the student leader alleged.
Representatives of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) alleged that the student body is under attacked from the JNU administration.
The outfit said the JNUSU has ensured a vibrant culture of debate and discussion besides the safety of women on campus and cheap education. This is the reason that it is under attack, the outfit alleged.
“In order to restore these progressive policies and to fight for a better campus, a newly elected students’ union is the need of the hour,” the AISA said.
Earlier, the Delhi University Students’ Union polls were conducted in September this year after a gap of four years.
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