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More hostels, better facilities for students top newly-elected JNUSU's agenda

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 17 2019 | 9:20 PM IST

Getting better facilities and more hostels for students, and thwarting any attempt to silence democratic bodies are on the agenda of the newly-elected JNU Students' Union (JNUSU).

The united front of Left student groups AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF won all the four central panel posts in the JNUSU polls, results of which were announced on Tuesday.

The grouping had swept the election last year too and its main rival for the polls is the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

Newly-elected president Aishe Ghosh said one of the major issues on the agenda is more hostels for students. "We will also work to have a barrier free and differently-able friendly campus," Ghosh, who hails from Durgapur in West Bengal and is a member of the SFI, said.

She contested against the ABVP's
AISA's Satish Chandra Yadav, who was elected as the general secretary said, "There are forces inside the campus that want to end democratic voices and silence dissent."

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First Published: Sep 17 2019 | 9:20 PM IST

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