By Sushant Mishra and Jonathan Daniel Luther
DUB recently interviewed the Delhi State Secretary of AI DSO (All India Democratic Students Organization) which is the student front of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI); the SUCI is a revolutionary leftist political formation that demands a secular, scientific and democratic educational system. The students from DSO follow in the footsteps of Shibdas Ghosh the founder of SUCI.
AI DSO staged a dharna in front of the VCâ€
In this capacity DSO aims at forcing policies to withdraw fee hikes at all levels of education, and remove education from under the umbrella of GATS, thus effectively combating the privatization of education. As per WTO, certain sectors which come under the purview of GATS, such as health and education become an open arena for MNCâ€
Another major concern is the degenerative morals of the youth that has “contributed towards cultural degradationâ€?. In respect to this the DSO has opposed the introduction of sex education in schools. However, they are not against sex education ‘per seâ€
Continuing with the theme of ‘cultural degradationâ€
The President of AI DSO, Mr. Bhaskar, elaborated on the charade that the Government of India has setup in the guise of the Sarva Shiksha Abhyan (SSA), which perpetuates the gap between the rich and the poor. Thus, the SSA according to the DSO doesnâ€
In the context of DU, their immediate concerns are to increase the number of U Specials, construction of more hostels especially for girls, removal of fee hikes and opposition to GATS. They also oppose the Lyngdoh Committee reforms that have been put into practice by DU. The Lyngdoh Committee recommended certain reforms and changes to the way elections take place in DU. Overall they aspire to make Education a Fundamental Right and will submit a memorandum to this effect to The Prime Minister of India.
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