Live
- Court reserves order on Kannada star Darshan’s bail plea in fan’s murder case to Oct 14
- Cancel panchayat elections in Punjab: Sukhbir Badal
- Vistara Flight from Hyderabad to Delhi Makes Emergency Landing Due to Technical Issue
- IIT Madras’ new quantitative research lab to boost AI research in financial markets
- ED raids Vatika Limited in Delhi and Gurugram in money laundering case
- International equestrian returns to India after 14 years with AEF Cup Youth in Bengaluru
- U&i Unveils Feature-Rich Neckband, TWS, Powerbank, and Speaker: Idle Gifting Options for the Festive Season
- Studies at the Local Level Essential for the Preservation of the Western Ghats --Dr. Ullas Karanth
- US presidential election: Trump and Harris aiming to leverage PM Modi's great connect with diaspora, believes former FS
- Hyderabad Police Bust Major Investment Fraud; 17500 Victims Duped of Rs. 229 Crores
SFI-led panel sweeps UoH polls
The panel led by the Students Federation of India (SFI) has swept the elections to the students union in the prestigious University of Hyderabad (UoH). The polls assume significance in the wake of the suicide of Rohit Vemula that triggered nationwide protests.
Hyderabad: The panel led by the Students Federation of India (SFI) has swept the elections to the students union in the prestigious University of Hyderabad (UoH). The polls assume significance in the wake of the suicide of Rohit Vemula that triggered nationwide protests.
The SFI has retained the president, joint secretary and sports secretary posts. The Dalit - Left- Bahujan combine that emerged from the Rohit Vemula struggle has defeated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) candidates by a massive margin.
The Tribal Students Forum (TSF) won the vice-president post while the Dalit Students Union (DSU) won the general secretary post. The cultural secretary post was won by Bahujan Students Front (BSF).
The elected office bearers are Kuldeep Singh Nagi (president), Bhukya Sundar (vice president), D Suman (general secretary), Ushanish Das (sport secretary), P Vijay Kumar (joint secretary), Nakhrai Debbarma (cultural secretary). The winning combination stood victorious in 36 out of 53 council posts too.
Speaking to The Hans India, B Sambashiva, State secretary of SFI said that this result indicated the widespread support from the student community in the university for the Rohit Vemula movement. The Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV) extended unconditional support to this panel.
