Haryana: Polls to student councils held amid protests

Chandigarh | Thursday | 18th October, 2018

Summary:

(Express)After a gap of 22 years, Haryana witnessed students’ council polls in colleges and universities but amid boycott by all major student bodies, except the ABVP. He said that for 22 years student union elections were not held in the colleges and universities of the state. Student organisations, including NSUI, INSO and SFI had declared that they will boycott the elections demanding direct polls to elect office-bearers of students’ councils. Students staged protests in different parts of the state to oppose indirect polls. Till Wednesday evening, results were declared in 11 state universities and 224 colleges..