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our economic policies. Not only Is the BJP eager to send troops to help in US' shameful colonial occupation of Iraq, the .
are also willing to allow the US to establish military bases in Indian soil J The BJP excels In shrill militaristic jingoism;.but .
.....Ifyou do their government has no qualms about indulging In scams -from defence deals to jawans' coffins 1 .
freedoms. For instance, ABVP on campuses bans Jeans for women and attacks those who celet?rate Valentine's Day .
1 notbur11 While they betray the nation In all ways, they use 'nationalism' as an excuse to curb basic ~lfI do 1101 bur11 all in the name of "Indian culture·. Using the 'fight against terrorism' as an excuse, the BJP brands all those who disagree with them as "terrorists, and Introduced POTAto crack down on them. The ideology of ABVP-RSS-BJP is, in fact, th .
Who will dispel .
the dark11ess. worst enemy of secularism, freedom of expression and democracy. .
--NazimIReject the Culture of Double speak and Hypocrisy .
In the present phase, many have high expectations that left student groups will orient the student movement to defeat .
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Hikmat .
Aprominent instance of this is the SFI model. Their slogans speak of upholding democracy and defeating privatization. But does it practice theseprivatization and communalism. When left groups indulge in doublespeak, they deliver a serious blow to the movement. .
slogans? In West Bengal, where Its parent party CPI(M) rules, the SFI actively justifies fee hikes and " reserved .
seats for NRI's" 1TheSFI even takes a leaf out of ABVP's book, forcibly Imposing a dress code of saraes on girls wearing skirts in Rabindra .
Bharati University, in the name of · 'our culture'! .
In JNU, we get a close-up look of the impact of SFI on the movement. In the SFI's tenure, the JNUSU has ceased to be a vibrant .
platform of struggles. Every year, the SFI orchestrates "movements" just before elections, to throw dust in,. .
the VC against any real-life protest by students. Recently, students of Mahi-Mandavi, who raised their voice against .
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the eyes of newcomers. In the name of "movements" It routinely brokers deals with the VC, and support .
unhygienic food in the privatized hostel mess, were punished by the JNU Administration. Instead of defending them, tht .
Sadly, JNU Students' Union with its legacy of serious struggles, has been reduced by the SFI to a body that finds 'reasonable' to .
SFI-Ied JNUSU told them to 'apologise', and helped the VC to impose fine that the SFI said were 'reasonable' .
punish students for legitimate protest. This is in stark contrast with AISA's JNUSU tenure, which significantly expanded students .
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rights, and led students' mass struggle that won progressive policy changes and defeated privatization. .
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AISA believes that JNU stiff has a long way to go, towards becoming a center for social change and equality .
JNU's Admission policy needs to be made even more socially accommodative of people from deprive .
backgrounds. Equally Important is the question -does JNU do enough to make sure that students from deprived backgrounds who gat .
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admission are able to conttnue? The fact Is that though the UGC releases funds for Remedial Teaching, hardly any remedial classes exist for J .
those who are from-non-English speaking backgrounds, many BA or MA students from dalit background, find themselves J.>UShed out of research .
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-~~: tbin marg~~· Als~, ~ryy from poor famil~es find JNU lncr?asingly costly. AISA believes JNU ne~ds to ba remedial teaching, mdexlng merat-cum means scholarships to the mess bill .
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consumer~ of modules of education, students must actively participate in every arena of public debate -revitalizing JNU's existing democrati' .
~aa outald8 the clas'sroome, we believe we need to revive a culture of debate af)d a spirit of enquiry. Rather than being passive ~l.
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spaces,·of SFCs GBMs and UGBMs as well as creating new ones. And above all, we need to bring fresh life to what JNU is known for .
producing socially committed and sensitive people who, whether In the movements, academics, media or any other field, will carry forward tht .
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struggle for change and equality. )f).
Make Your Choice .
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In JNU, each of us has a u-nique opportunity to reject prejudices of caste, religion, and forge a new identity and a new togetherness. Thousands M.
IJd .
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of students all over India, experience that togetherness, by being a part of the AI SA movement. . Jl ..... .
The choice Is yours, It Is up to you to reject the communalists who ask you to take pride in human massacres in the name of religion. It is up to ~M .
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you to refuse to be content with empty slogans and the politics ofdoublestandards. Choose to be a part ofthe struggle which is definfng, .
8-?new path of resistance against communal fascism, privatization and politics of compromise. .
Wh~our forests and rivers, mines and land and our precious freedom are being sold out to multinationals a4, .
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standup to assertBhagat Singh's vision ofan India free from imperialistexploitation, inequality andinjustice &H -.
194.
rntJ .
When our environment and the lives oftribals are being destroyed by huge dams andnuclear emissions, spealk )~ .
out for the struggling tribals ofNarmada, Koel Karo and Jadugoda I s.
~thepeople ofPalestine andIraq heroicallyresistnaked colonial andracist aggression by Israeland US .
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str~~~~gthen the voices in favour oftheir rights and freedom I e~:J.
ofPhillipines fight on the streets to oust US troops from the soil of their motherland, be ,_.....spirit and vow to resist imperialist meddling in our own soilI .
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forces of strt.aggle are unleashed, the future generatins will ask us wher.e were you ?u....It's .
Pf:.:th.e struggle to make a truly democratic self-reliant, egalitarian Indian. .
-Comrade Chandrashekhar .
leA Part of the AISA Movement I .
Sd/-lnteshar Ahmad, Gen. Sec..AISA. JNU .
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PaRCha - JNU - AISA - 2007 ID-3265
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our economic policies. Not only Is the BJP eager to send troops to help in US' shameful colonial occupation of Iraq, the .
are also willing to allow the US to establish military bases in Indian soil J The BJP excels In shrill militaristic jingoism;.but .
.....Ifyou do their government has no qualms about indulging In scams -from defence deals to jawans' coffins 1 .
freedoms. For instance, ABVP on campuses bans Jeans for women and attacks those who celet?rate Valentine's Day .
1 notbur11 While they betray the nation In all ways, they use 'nationalism' as an excuse to curb basic ~lfI do 1101 bur11 all in the name of "Indian culture·. Using the 'fight against terrorism' as an excuse, the BJP brands all those who disagree with them as "terrorists, and Introduced POTAto crack down on them. The ideology of ABVP-RSS-BJP is, in fact, th .
Who will dispel .
the dark11ess. worst enemy of secularism, freedom of expression and democracy. .
--NazimIReject the Culture of Double speak and Hypocrisy .
In the present phase, many have high expectations that left student groups will orient the student movement to defeat .
.
Hikmat .
Aprominent instance of this is the SFI model. Their slogans speak of upholding democracy and defeating privatization. But does it practice theseprivatization and communalism. When left groups indulge in doublespeak, they deliver a serious blow to the movement. .
slogans? In West Bengal, where Its parent party CPI(M) rules, the SFI actively justifies fee hikes and " reserved .
seats for NRI's" 1TheSFI even takes a leaf out of ABVP's book, forcibly Imposing a dress code of saraes on girls wearing skirts in Rabindra .
Bharati University, in the name of · 'our culture'! .
In JNU, we get a close-up look of the impact of SFI on the movement. In the SFI's tenure, the JNUSU has ceased to be a vibrant .
platform of struggles. Every year, the SFI orchestrates "movements" just before elections, to throw dust in,. .
the VC against any real-life protest by students. Recently, students of Mahi-Mandavi, who raised their voice against .
.
the eyes of newcomers. In the name of "movements" It routinely brokers deals with the VC, and support .
unhygienic food in the privatized hostel mess, were punished by the JNU Administration. Instead of defending them, tht .
Sadly, JNU Students' Union with its legacy of serious struggles, has been reduced by the SFI to a body that finds 'reasonable' to .
SFI-Ied JNUSU told them to 'apologise', and helped the VC to impose fine that the SFI said were 'reasonable' .
punish students for legitimate protest. This is in stark contrast with AISA's JNUSU tenure, which significantly expanded students .
.
I .
rights, and led students' mass struggle that won progressive policy changes and defeated privatization. .
.
~ .
'! l j .
AISA believes that JNU stiff has a long way to go, towards becoming a center for social change and equality .
JNU's Admission policy needs to be made even more socially accommodative of people from deprive .
backgrounds. Equally Important is the question -does JNU do enough to make sure that students from deprived backgrounds who gat .
.
admission are able to conttnue? The fact Is that though the UGC releases funds for Remedial Teaching, hardly any remedial classes exist for J .
those who are from-non-English speaking backgrounds, many BA or MA students from dalit background, find themselves J.>UShed out of research .
.
-~~: tbin marg~~· Als~, ~ryy from poor famil~es find JNU lncr?asingly costly. AISA believes JNU ne~ds to ba remedial teaching, mdexlng merat-cum means scholarships to the mess bill .
.u .
~ .,~1~'\'Mbttr,.., ..rlved students. ~l.
. ..
consumer~ of modules of education, students must actively participate in every arena of public debate -revitalizing JNU's existing democrati' .
~aa outald8 the clas'sroome, we believe we need to revive a culture of debate af)d a spirit of enquiry. Rather than being passive ~l.
..-.,.. ·.
4l.
a.J.
spaces,·of SFCs GBMs and UGBMs as well as creating new ones. And above all, we need to bring fresh life to what JNU is known for .
producing socially committed and sensitive people who, whether In the movements, academics, media or any other field, will carry forward tht .
1S.
.
struggle for change and equality. )f).
Make Your Choice .
.
In JNU, each of us has a u-nique opportunity to reject prejudices of caste, religion, and forge a new identity and a new togetherness. Thousands M.
IJd .
.
of students all over India, experience that togetherness, by being a part of the AI SA movement. . Jl ..... .
The choice Is yours, It Is up to you to reject the communalists who ask you to take pride in human massacres in the name of religion. It is up to ~M .
.
you to refuse to be content with empty slogans and the politics ofdoublestandards. Choose to be a part ofthe struggle which is definfng, .
8-?new path of resistance against communal fascism, privatization and politics of compromise. .
Wh~our forests and rivers, mines and land and our precious freedom are being sold out to multinationals a4, .
.
standup to assertBhagat Singh's vision ofan India free from imperialistexploitation, inequality andinjustice &H -.
194.
rntJ .
When our environment and the lives oftribals are being destroyed by huge dams andnuclear emissions, spealk )~ .
out for the struggling tribals ofNarmada, Koel Karo and Jadugoda I s.
~thepeople ofPalestine andIraq heroicallyresistnaked colonial andracist aggression by Israeland US .
mfS .
str~~~~gthen the voices in favour oftheir rights and freedom I e~:J.
ofPhillipines fight on the streets to oust US troops from the soil of their motherland, be ,_.....spirit and vow to resist imperialist meddling in our own soilI .
.
forces of strt.aggle are unleashed, the future generatins will ask us wher.e were you ?u....It's .
Pf:.:th.e struggle to make a truly democratic self-reliant, egalitarian Indian. .
-Comrade Chandrashekhar .
leA Part of the AISA Movement I .
Sd/-lnteshar Ahmad, Gen. Sec..AISA. JNU .
.