New Delhi: The 96-12 months-old college students’ union at Allahabad University has been disbanded with the aid of the university administration and changed with a college students’ council, which will no longer have direct elections. While direct elections were held in advance to elect student representatives to the union, now oblique polls can be controlled in which students will go with elegance representatives who will work in flip elect student council members.
The college issued a notification pronouncing, “Under the Academic Council resolution variety 10/36, with effect from the session 2019-20, there would be pupil council in the area of college students’ union.” The college has argued that the pass follows the suggestions of the Lyngdoh committee for university elections reform. “Sections 6.1.2 and 6.2.1 of the Lyngdoh committee document without a doubt advise that only universities with a small campus and fewer college students, like JNU and Hyderabad University, should be allowed to form their student unions thru direct elections,” college public family members officer Dr. Chitranjan informed The Print. There will be no direct elections for scholar representatives starting with the 2019-20 academic year in Allahabad University and affiliated schools.
