New Delhi : Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Monday staged a massive protest against the Delhi University Administration, leading a ‘Chhatra Adhikaar March’ with thousands of students to key student centric demands. Following the march, ABVP and ABVP led DUSU began an Indefinite sit-in protest.
The march began at the School of Open Learning and passed through the university’s main metro road culminating at the Faculty of Arts. Students accused the administration of neglecting student concerns and upon reaching the Faculty of Arts, sat down in protest.
Among the key demands raised by ABVP were immediate implementation of a centralized hostel allocation system, implementation of ‘One Course, One Fee’ policy for postgraduate courses, roll back of arbitrary fee hikes in various Delhi University colleges and the proper establishment and effective functioning of Internal Complaints Committee across all DU colleges.
ABVP Delhi State Secretary, Sarthak Sharma stated, “The university administration has been consistently ignoring student grievance. We have been raising core issues like hostels, fee hikesand safety for yesrs but only recieve symbolic acts in the name of solutions. This march today, is a clear warning that if the administration does not initiate dialogue and resolutions, our sit-in protest will only grow bigger. We will not end this protest until all our demands are met.”
DUSU Secretary Mitravinda Karanwal stated, “The university’s ignorance towards women’s safety is deeply concerning. The ICC should not just exist on paper but must function on the ground as well. We demands a comprehensive system that upholds dignity, safety and proper grievance redressal for all female students. We urg the administration to fulfill these demands.”
DUSU Vice President Bhanu Pratap Singh stated, “This protest is not just a list of demands, its a commitment to protect student rights. If administration underestimates this peaceful protest, the struggle will reach every college and every student. We will not bow down until these demands are met.”