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

[Aarti Sethi]

Well, I think there is no consensus on what this list is meant for, so I'm
not sure why Delhi University student elections cannot be a topic for
discussion, as can student unions anywhere else if people choose to talk
about them. Having said that I agree that sometimes the list descends into a
parochialism where it seems that only india, in that delhi, is the locus of
all conversation, and as far as possible its best to avoid discussions of
this nature. Unless of course a particular discussion is meant to open out a
larger set of issues. So nandigram panchayat elections have been discussed
on this list, for good reason I would think.

Which is why I thought that I was referring to a larger issue of caste-based
reservations in general, which certainly do not apply only to Delhi
University.

regards
A

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Tapas Ray <tapasrayx at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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