Election of Dalit JNUSU president collective victory of 'PDA': Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said a Dalit being elected the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) is a collective victory of backward classes, Dalits and minorities.
In a post on X, Yadav said, "The PDA unity has collectively won all important posts in the JNU Students Union elections and defeated the BJP-backed ABVP by a huge margin."
PDA, an acronym coined by the SP leader, stands for 'pichhde' (backward classes), Dalit and 'alpsankhyak' (minorities).
The United Left panel on Sunday effected a clean sweep in the JNUSU elections, defeating its nearest rival the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
The JNUSU elected its first Dalit president from the Left-backed groups after nearly three decades.
Dhananjay from the All India Students' Association (AISA) won the JNUSU president's post by securing 2,598 votes against the ABVP's Umesh C Ajmeera, who secured 1,676 votes.
Like the students of JNU, Yadav said, the youths across the country will encourage their families to vote against the BJP due to "unprecedented unemployment", "widespread corruption", "expensive education" and inflation under the party's rule.
He also exhorted the youths to remain vigilant against bogus voting at polling booths.
"Stand firm until the election results are declared and the victory certificate is received," the SP chief said.
"Only with this awareness can votes be protected and positive results achieved in the interest of the public," he said, adding that the "anti-youth BJP" will be defeated by their power.
With the Left panel sweeping the polls, the JNU lived up to its reputation of being a Left bastion. The ABVP gave a neck-and-neck fight and was leading on all four central panel posts in the initial trends.
The United Left panel comprises AISA, Democratic Students' Federation, Students' Federation of India and the All India Students' Federation.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
