After an assurance of safety from the district administration, the staff of DAV College associated with the process of elections resumed work on Tuesday morning. After ransacking of the college election office on Monday, the panicked staff had refused to work till they are given proper safety.
The district magistrate of Dehradun, Ravi Nath Raman assured safety of the staff after which additional police force was deployed at the DAV College. The elections in the biggest college of the State are scheduled on August 27. The Principal of the college Devendra Bhasin said that all the arrangements for holding elections in the college are complete.
Ruckus and scuffles were witnessed on second continuous day outside the college campus on Tuesday when the students belonging to Aryan and Satyam clashed. The police had to retort to minor cane charge to separate rival student groups. A situation of chaos was witnessed outside the college when police charged the clashing groups.
After withdrawal of names on three candidates are left in fray for the coveted position of student union President. The main contest however is between Mohan Bhandari of NSUI and Rakesh Singh Negi of ABVP. Nitin Ramola of Yuva Bharat Sangh is the third candidate in fray for President. For the position of Secretary, Narendra Sharma (Satyam Shivam group), Mahajan Singh ( Pattu group), Rakesh Chauhan (SFI) and Sachin Thapliyal ( Aryan group) are contesting.
Meanwhile, the students belonging to NSUI staged a massive rally to showcase their strength. Tense moments were witnessed during the rally which independent political observers rate as better in terms of attendance than of rival ABVP a day earlier. The students belonging to Satyam and Aryan also took our rallies in support of their candidates.