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TMC faction demands student union polls across Bengal colleges
The Hindu··29 Aug
Ritabrata Banerjee's Trinamool faction demanded immediate student union elections in all West Bengal colleges on Friday. Banerjee accused the BJP government of not initiating campus polls held in limbo for five years. A PIL sought resumption in Calcutta High Court. Jadavpur University students have protested for two years demanding elections withheld there for five years.
Prism
What It Means For You
- West Bengal college students face continued uncertainty on campus representation without union elections.
- The High Court had directed the state government to lock up union rooms in colleges.
- Banerjee alleged the BJP government nominated its MPs and MLAs to college governing bodies.
What's Happening
- Banerjee demanded an upper age limit for student leaders holding posts in the party.
- The state government said it is willing to hold elections but claimed colleges failed to take initiative.
- Banerjee said Mamata Banerjee never conducted union elections during her tenure as Chief Minister.
Student Union Polls In Bengal
- Banerjee is Leader of Opposition in West Bengal and leads a rebel Trinamool faction.
- BJP came to power by capitalising on mistakes of the previous Mamata Banerjee government, he said.
- Student union elections in West Bengal have been in limbo for the last five years.
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