Larger Meaning of Left Alliance's Victory in JNUSU Elections
S N Sahu | 25 Mar 2024 | Newsclick
The victory of students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) from the Left alliance panel for the posts of president, vice president, general secretary and joint secretary of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) by decisively defeating all candidates of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a Right-wing students’ organisation affiliated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, clearly proves the resilience of JNU. Particularly so in face of an all-out attack on JNU by the powers that be, first to denigrate it and eventually demolish its ethos rooted in dissent and clash of ideas.
Victory for Plurality
The way in which the Left alliance candidates belonging to diverse faiths and caste groups, including Dalit categories, won the elections testify to the idea of JNU that celebrating diversity and plurality, so integral to the ‘Idea of India.’…