JNUSU: ‘Safety of women, fund cuts as priority..’ says Dhananjay, first elected Dalit president from Left | 10 points
March 22 this year, marking the return of the students' union after a four-year hiatus. Here are the top ten updates about the JNUSU results: 1. In the polls that happened after a hiatus of four years, Dhananjay from the All India Students' Association (AISA) won the JNUSU president's post by securing 2,598 votes against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP) Umesh C Ajmeera who secured 1,676 votes.
2. Dhananjay hails from Gaya, Bihar, and is the first Dalit president from the Left after Batti Lal Bairwa, who was elected in 1996-97. Dhananjay told PTI, “This victory is a referendum by the students of JNU that they reject the politics of hate and violence.
The students have once again shown their trust in us. We will continue to fight for their rights and work on issues that concern students." Also Read: JNU bans protests inside university campus, violators may face up to ₹20,000 fine, rustication 3. “The safety of women on campus, fund cuts, scholarship hike, infrastructural and water crisis are among the top priorities of the students union to begin with," he added.
4. Amidst chants of 'Lal Salaam' and 'Jai Bhim', victorious students were cheered on by their supporters. They waved flags in red, white, and blue to mark the triumph of their chosen candidates.
Avijit Ghosh, representing the Students' Federation of India (SFI), secured a decisive victory over ABVP's Deepika Sharma in the vice-president's race. Ghosh garnered 2,409 votes, surpassing Sharma's 1,482 votes by a margin of 927. 5.
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