After the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) suffered defeat in Mahadevi Kanya Pathshala (MKP) PG College students union election against National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party has become more active and has been putting more effort to ensure a better position for the ABVP in the State. As we know that three colleges including DAV and DBS colleges, the students union elections are going to commence in coming weeks. In this regard the State Minister for Higher Education Dhan Singh Rawat convened a meeting with degree college principals and election officers at his office.
Rawat instructed them to implement lyngdoh Committee recommendation strictly and conduct students union election in a fair manner. He also stressed on the need to ensure that the students should be provided option of NOTA (None of the Above) and to avoid inconvenience he also directed officials concerned to prepare a fresh list of voters. He asked the principals to maintain law and order within their premises, adding that they may also ask District Magistrate (DM) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to make foolproof arrangement for security. He asked them to complete the students union election by September 10 in Garhwal university and by September 25 in Kumaon university. Meanwhile you complete the election procedure in next one week and make effort to regularise the education calendar at any cost.
To ensure students participation in book fair, which is proposed to be organised at Parade Ground between August 28-September 5, Dr Rawat asked them to publicise about the fare in their college and among students too. National Book Trust (NBT) is organising the book fare and will be inaugurated by governor and conclude by chief minister. In which more than 200 publishers and writers are suppose to participate. The book fare theme would be ‘Padhega Uttarakhand Badhega Uttarakhand’.
During the meeting other dignitaries including higher education joint director Savita Mohan, deputy director Harshwanti Bisht, DAV college principal Dr Devendra Bhasin and others were present there.