ABVP meets Vice President, raises Panjab University issues
An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) delegation met Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday and discussed youth empowerment, higher education and student welfare, while also flagging a range of issues related to Panjab University.
The delegation, led by ABVP national president Raghuraj Kishore Tiwari and national general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki, placed several issues related to Panjab University before the Vice President, including representation for elected student representatives in the university senate, expansion of hostel infrastructure in proportion to the growing student population, and regular and time-bound appointments to vacant faculty positions, it said in a statement.
It also highlighted the need for establishing a state-of-the-art centre dedicated to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, and advocated setting up yoga and mindfulness centres along with a student welfare and mental health support centre staffed by permanent counsellors, the statement said.
During the meeting, detailed and constructive discussions were held on the role of youth in nation-building, contemporary issues related to higher education, and various initiatives and campaigns being undertaken by ABVP across the country. According to the statement, the ABVP informed the Vice President that the organisation’s flagship programme, Students’ Experience in Interstate Living (SEIL), is completing 60 years of service and has worked towards strengthening emotional integration, cultural dialogue and national harmony among students from different regions, particularly between the Northeast and the rest of the country.
The delegation also shared details of its “Screen Time to Activity Time” campaign, which seeks to encourage students to move beyond excessive screen usage and engage in sports, physical activities, social responsibility and other constructive pursuits.
