[Reader-list] Delhi University gets ABVP president after 8 years/reader-list Digest, Vol 62, Issue 35

[Tapas Ray]

Just a thought. Is this list meant for sparring over Delhi University
student union elections? That's not the idea I got from the list
description. If we talk about DUSU, what about the other hundreds of
college and university SU's in India, and similar numbers in other
countries?



2008/9/12 Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>:
> Dear Prakash bhai,
>
>    I was honest in my previous mail and will remain so; and it would have
> been a positive change if you would have respected my honesty.
>
> I oppose caste based reservations and will remain firm with my stand. Also,
> I'm no one from 'Youth For Equality' to answer your queries. So, Kindly
> visit any of YFE Chapters and ask them there itself. Just to enligten you a
> bit, it wasn't just general category students but hundreds of SC ST and OBC
> who used to take part in protests with us. I personally know so many of them
> from IIT, NSIT, DU, IP etc. who used to lead our protests. You sure are
> unaware to this fact, 'why so?' that only you may be able to answer.
>
> "Who do you think was an able candidate for the position of President in the
> recently concluded elections of DUSU ?" - If you answer this, it would
> simplyfy your confusion. I didn't support Nupur Sharma because she was from
> ABVP, but because she had the capacity to lead and was able enough to become
> the DUSU President. Others in the fray, were more so a confused lot. I met
> them, SFI-AISA etc were struggling to make space in the elections. NSUI,
> even though had free flow of money from Congress, couldn't choose a better
> candidate then Sonia Sapra. I met almost all candidates and finally
> concluded on Nupur being the only positive choice. You may like to differ
> forgetting the individuals and considering only the party line, but
> unfortunately or fortunately, for me, individuals and parties are both
> equally important.
>
> I didn't betray United Students, as you may have liked, but have supported a
> change in the making. I still stand by that 'Hindu' statement. Some
> Individuals who don't waste time puting across allegations on others, do
> work for the students silently in the DU Campus.
>
> P.S. Even in the DU Elections; officially it isn't a party or a group
> contesting, it is actually the individuals. The parties have no authority or
> right given by the DU.
>
> Hope your sonfusion has been solved. Its better you shift your focus towards
> something constructive.
>
> Love
>
> Aditya Raj Kaul
>
> On 9/11/08, prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Mr Kaul,
>>
>> Before you oppose reservations, I suggest you must demand for equal
>> distribution of property, land, and opportunities, and above all, the
>> equality of dignity and respect for each and every one. We always raise a
>> slogan against the Youth for Equality- 'Baap ki daulat chhod ke bolo tum
>> equality'. You have written that since Nupur Sharma is your friend, so you
>> supported her in the elections. it shows that your personal relations
>> matter
>> more than the issue you are 'fighting' for. By supporting her you have
>> betrayed the United Students, the organization you formed. In a report
>> published in The Hindu on September 4, 2006, you have said- "We believe
>> that
>> a new direction must be given to the students movement. Traditional student
>> unions are overly politicised and have become symptomatic of the maladies
>> of
>> our present political class. They are no longer about us, but about their
>> political masters. Our manifesto is a reflection of what we want to see in
>> our campuses and colleges - and in this great institution called Delhi
>> University." Now, you support such an organization.
>>
>> what should I reply or say!!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Prakash K Ray
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