The student body of Aam Aadmi Party, Chatra Yuva Sangharsh Samithi ( CYSS) has been on an indefinite hunger strike.
The hunger strike that started on the 27th of this month, outside the Arts Faculty has been continuing for the last 48 hours. It is being organised with respect to demanding the fulfilment of various needs put up by the Student wing.
The demands being
1. Hostels for all students
2.Equal fees for all colleges in the university
3.Re-examination for students in the same year if failed.
4.A 24-hour library facility
5.Elections through ballot paper.
DU Beat was able to speak to Mr Chandramani Dev who is the state committee Vice President of CYSS. He had this to say, ” The re-examination of students who are not able to clear their examinations used to happen the same year earlier. This system was later changed. It puts a lot of pressure on the students. Thus it’s important that this system is brought back so that the students do not have to waste a year”.
He also started the reasons for demanding ballot based vote ” Last year I had contested to be the joint secretary of DUSU, I was winning till the sixth round after which there was a five-hour-long electricity cut. When the results were announced I had lost. The voting machines were tampered with and that clearly cancels out the spirit of DU elections. Thus we have been demanding to bring back ballot system.”
Politicians like Mr Harsh Bansal also came to Arts Faculty to meet the students.
CYSS had decided to not participate in the elections for DUSU this year stating that they will only participate if the ballot term is brought back.
Stephen Mathew
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