BJP Leader in Attendance, Delhi University plans ‘Viksit Bharat Run’ with 5,000 Students Ahead of Polls
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 3 May 2024 | The Indian Express
Delhi University (DU) will hold a ‘Run for Viksit Bharat’ on May 8, in which close to 5,000 students will participate, varsity Registrar Vikas Gupta said Thursday. In a statement, the university said that the objective of the run was to “bring awareness in society to make Bharat a developed nation by 2047”.
Asked why the varsity was holding an event that promotes Viksit Bharat — the current government’s roadmap to making India a developed nation by 2047 — in the midst of the Lok Sabha polls and when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in force, Gupta told The Indian Express, “This has nothing to do with any particular political party. We are holding this run to create awareness amongst students to go out and vote.”….