Kolkata: Student union elections, which were postponed for a long time, will now be conducted in the colleges and universities of West Bengal. Amid the dispute between student organisations at Jadavpur University, Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari has spoken they will hold elections soon. Speaking to reporters without an event outside the university, he said that elections will be held and he is hopeful that the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will win in many campuses.
Why was the visualization taken on student union elections?
Student union elections have not been held in many higher educational institutions of West Bengal for a long time. Opposition parties have been continuously raising this issue. He has been saying that students in colleges and universities should get a endangerment to segregate representatives of their choice. Without the recent unpeace between student groups in Jadavpur University, this issue became heated again. In such an environment, the government's utterance of holding elections is stuff considered a big step for campus politics.
What happened in Jadavpur University?
On 19 and 20 August, there were clashes between leftist student organisations and students associated with ABVP on the Jadavpur University campus. During this time, a historical symbol of the university was moreover damaged. Later it was reinstalled. The campus undercurrent had wilt tense without the incident.
Amidst this controversy, Shubhendu Adhikari participated in a programme organised outside the university. He said that nationalist ideas have found a place in many universities of the country and now such a transpiration will be seen in Jadavpur University also.
What did Shubhendu Adhikari say regarding the student union elections?
The officer unmistakably said that student union elections will be conducted soon. He moreover expressed conviction well-nigh the possible electoral success of ABVP. It is well-spoken from his statement that the competition in the campus politics of the state may intensify in the coming days. However, the government has not yet spoken the referendum date. Therefore, it remains to be seen when the referendum process starts and in which colleges and universities the voting will be conducted first.
What is the officer's stance regarding Jadavpur University?
Shubhendu Adhikari has been vocal well-nigh Jadavpur University in the past also. He says that the impact of nationalist activities that have increased in campuses like Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University, Hyderabad University and Osmania University will reach Jadavpur as well. Citing ABVP's protests, he said that this transpiration will not be stopped.
Why will surveillance be increased in the university?
Apart from student politics, the officer has moreover talked well-nigh strictness on security arrangements and drug related matters in Jadavpur University. He has given instructions to increase monitoring of the university. There has moreover been talk of taking the help of drones to alimony an eye on drug smuggling and use.
The government is moreover keeping an eye on hostels. Shubhendu Adhikari has raised questions on the issue of former students who have not vacated the hostel for a long time. The Higher Education Department has been asked to alimony an eye on this matter.
Will the elections transpiration the campus politics of Bengal?
In specimen of student union elections, it is unrepealable that political activities will increase in universities and colleges. Especially in an institution like Jadavpur University, the races between ABVP, left organisations and other student groups could be interesting.
At present the government has spoken holding elections, but the stage has not been revealed. In such a situation, now all vision are on when the state higher education department starts the formal process of elections.
