First Dalit president in 27 years and first-ever BAPSA nominee in JNUSU
A day after Holi, the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus was soaked in hues of red and blue as flags of winning student outfits fluttered on the campus. United Left Panel candidate Dhananjay was declared the winner of the president’s post in the student body poll results that were announced on Sunday. Ms. Arya’s victory marks the first time that BAPSA, founded 10 years ago, has made an entry into the central panel. Ms. Arya, a Dalit woman from Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district, said she hopes to fight for the reduction of weightage in the viva-voce, “where Bahujan students are discriminated against.” “I also want to address the high dropout rates among students from the SC and ST communities,” Ms. Arya said. Charter of demands Speaking about the plans of the newly elected union, Mr. Dhananjay, a PhD scholar from Bihar’s Gaya, said, “We will organise a GBM across schools and then prepare a charter of demands based on the students’ suggestions.” Other JNUSU members said the union will tackle sexual harassment, accessibility, and infrastructural issues.
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