Admission procedure in Delhi University (DU) will take another month to complete, but different student political parties have already started preparations for the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections.
The student wings of various political parties are trying hard to convince aspirants (who came to the centres to fill the admission applications) to take membership to their party. There is a practice to hold DUSU elections after the admissions.
The members of political parties are also providing counselling by clarifying admission-related doubt but the main agenda is to wean maximum support for the DUSU polls.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has set a record by registering about 450 aspirants as its members. National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has registered 200 aspirants while tenderfoot Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) could manage only 100 new members.
The members of ABVP have installed their cabin outside the Vishwavidyalaya Metro station where they are helping the aspirants to fill the admission application on the spot.
ABVP had also launched the helpline number 9811112500. Applicants can give a missed call on this number and members of ABVP call back and solve the grievances of the aspirants related to admission.
“These aspirants have shown faith in us. We have received 6,000 missed calls. Considering the peak time of the submission of applications in both online and offline mode, we have installed our cabin at various centres of the varsity,” said Sagar Khattri, an ABVP worker.
The NSUI workers were distributing a mockup of the admission forms advising them to fill the dummy form first to avoid mistakes. “Here, we have deputed our members who are distributing the mockup of application forms. These members are assisting to the applicant in filling the form,” said Karishma Thakur, NSUI worker. Student political parties have set their agendas to attract students. The main issues they have highlighted were to provide hostels on campus.
“Why are student paying Rs20,000 for a rented digIJ The 95 acres land of Delhi University should take care of student accommodation. We will raise this issue in the upcoming elections,” Thakur added.