PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 1997 ID-40429
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lANIFESTO .
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Tht. :-.{ ... .:rt m '~m·nt Ill dH" ~~1mpu h.,-. rc.tcheJ a deci!-.1\'C Jlltll:-ture. Th~ ·,,..,t ··c" ~~.lr' h.1-.. -.cen ,, 'irtual onslaught on two tmportat\l rin>b ol th~ ....w-.km comunit~ : t"l'l lh~ one h.wd; privatisation has tx~n. lll .t rh,t--~J m.mn~r. diluting. the accc:-..5 or the ~tudcnt~ to lnfm-~\ru~Lturc and lli.!CC5'-3f\. factlllit:::-, while Oil the Other, the Ctn~n.!.e11C~ of.
... th~ C\.lmmunal and dt' 1 iH! politic:, of ABVP has lhrea tcnt:d th~ ·cry r~)Undali,m~ olthc democratic traditions ol' the campus. Whik privatisation holJ, th~ thr~at ol' turning JNU inlO an enclave ror the privileged and po\'.crtul. ABVP"\ nght 'ving politic~ has sought to divide and weaken th~ ..,tuJt!ll\ movement hy resurrecting and nurturing. cxcluSI\'J"t and chuu' .~.nt-.{ tJcntttte~. ln fact. JNU rcpr~!>cnts in a microcm.m the .
larger l·untrJdtctions and antagonism that have gripped the Inuian .
polity. lncr~.t,tn~h. WorlJ B:lllk and IMF Jicwtetl economic pack.tgc:. arc .
... , .
.
C\)lont<..tng nauons \\.tlh the help and through their respective -.upine and pliant cines and as tn all ... uch ·aJjustment programme..,· <..octal sector ~rcndtng ha\ h~:en periliously curtaikd. ln tune with the~\.' utctat~. India ha' witn~~....eJ a downward 'riral in spendtng on health, educa-tion and ')Uh<..tdil.!s which have raced across the h~:!rri cub whtlc hig husinc"s and MNC'-; are pa.mpcr...:d with concessions in order to create 'inve-.lment fnendly' condition" Thus the ·retreat of the state' i!-. aclllall] a di..,ciplincd intervention in favour or nco-impcreali:-.m and its lackeys. Nnt ~mpristngly. at this mo::,l intense moment of allack on the W~)rk Ill g. cbs::-anu the other ma.rginalised sections, the fascist RSS and their variou fronts such as the BJP, ABVP, VHP etc hnve steppetl .
up the1r hrand ol tllvisivc politics and thcrchy arc clearing reststancc and ohstacle... Ill th~ interest. .
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Impact on Students .
.
Such pniJL'tc-.. tn,oh ing di..,invesun~nt. pri"ati ...auon, ~1nd cuts.'" \OCtal ._,t:Lllll' -.pend til!! have ura'ltll.' and Jangc1 OUS tmphcallons lor cducallnn. In JNU , thc-;c attack.., have acutdy manll·c..,tcd ''~ .the ra.p1d detcn orallllll ol the quality or lifc for the ;1\t:rage ::,tudent I here IS a .
,ntnl ..,hol\lall in h(i'>lel ~eat . librarie arc 111 a ~,tate ol collapse.
hst.
~u . n .
.
and ransport almost non-cxistanL Academic ex~d~cncc i: hound to he the rr~t \' JCilll1 , and in the 1.!\'1..'111 o f the threat ot htk\.! 111 lci.!S and J.ncss.
11.
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hilh heing reall!-.t:tl. cJucation in JNU is hou nu l.o become n .pn.vllcge conl'ineu tin.: rnnunate few. Moreover, trom ~ sh~cr luck l>l. wtl l and .
. · 10 SC'&ST ttuot·.., r't11'tin larnelv untullldled. MCMs have .
.. app IC<IllOil, . '· "' , '-. lore .
rcmatne ...... -c . , . .
. rv·... ·10 n·ll admic;-..,on ill\nlvement ol the Sl·(.., tn .
l 1 C pt\II CI e'> 0 Ip 1' . . ' . .. . . . , . , ,.
I · . 1 til. r ·stcwttton of <,OC t ill tk[ll'l' .tlton tnt!~..: X lhiV~o; bc~.:n.
adm,..,..,,on.., ,till c 1.: ~ .
mas$ mobili~ation and the democratisation or the proccsst.:s of dcci-.
:.ion mo~king are vital clements or the ~tudent movement. Unfortu-.
nate!} the previous mandate witnessed the fragmenting or the Uni .
. I I . on.
along lines which arratgned 11e ell and democratic forces against the right reactionaric~ in an auritive hallie. ln the race of such subversion and di<;ruption hy right reaction the genuine aspirations of the student\ were often dcrailcu in a cloud or jingoistn , casteism and communal politics. The ABVP. moreover, has lived up to its fascist reputation by openly cooperating with the JNU administration. On t.he i~~uc of hostel Identity cards scheml~. for example, they have, against the populnr student's will. supported Ihe regressive measure. Physical intimidation .
and help w perpetrators nf s..:xual a imes also seem to he an important component or their politics. In tht: Periyar Hostal incidt:nt the ABVP stood completely cxpo~eu in the1r anx illll ~ness to save the culprit. The SFl-AlSF n:iteratc~ its l'aith in a .IN USU thalts n.:sponsive to the needs or the ~tudcnts. for it IS only the JNUSU that cnn provide the forum ror debate and the lcauer~hip necessary to tight for the day-to-day .
demands or the stuuenl. .
.
.
THE TASKS AHEAD .
Restore the Progressive Admission Policy .
.
The SFJ-AISF p~rccivcs the struggle for the restoration ofthe prog.resi\'C ~tspects or thl.' OAP(OIJ 1\dmts:-.ion Polley) as constituting the-central agenda of tht: krt student riwv~.:m~.:nt Llll the campus today JNU had pioneered the historic struggle against euucation as a reproduction or social incquali1y and had provided r~n inspiring. example of hknding. academic excellence with snci<ll justice through the Old admi-;sJOn policy. The OAP's relevance incr~ases manifold in today':-L'()ntc"\l where charges ot' victimisation during the process of admisston ahound. The OAP ensured nlll only a :w point deprivatinn progrnmm...: to re-dress social in.tustices hut abo to ensure swd~.:nt's in,·ol\cment at e\er:. ~tagc of th~.: admisston process to guarantee optimum transpan:nC). SFC participation was acttvdy ent:ouragcd 111 en~unng the elimination or all anamolie.., in the grantn!! or Jcprivaunn points and even a1 th~! level ot' M.Phtl inh:rvicws. Tit~.· restoration nt' the OAP i~ tmperatiH~ .
to U')h(;r in a <kcentralis~d. demlKialised and tran~parcnt atlmi-..:-.1011 policy. The SFI-1\ ISl· -.tamh 1()1 I he IIH:orporali\lll or tkpriYation points on the c..:ateg.ory ot gentle and the fu ll rcstM.IIlOn of social ec,)nOIIliL' .
' -:.. . ................. (.:",.,,.,.,;, ... -~ ·l \. .... I L.. I ' .I ..
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.
and regon~u ueflilv6 ... t10w tltnl BC n..:p·~~~lltalinn slamb at 9 W/1, SC\ST at 17.W/c and the rcpr~..sentalinn ol backward n:giotl' at ll .7cA 1tar hclmv th1..· constitutional requir~.:m~.:nl~). Th~.: prnporlil\ll .
or rural student~ aJmitlL'd is n11ly hall' (' t that 111' urban stutiL:nts . .
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Sexual Harassment: The Ril!ht wing Offensive .
.
prc!3cnc~ or the ABVP on campu:-.. On mosl instances their response has either been to protect the guilty or argue fur the curhing of freedom of girl students. The SFI-AlSF platform demand that the JNU admin-istratton must tmplement the Supreme Court guidcli.nes on sexual ha-ras..,mcnl. These guidelinc5 involve the institution or Complaint Com-1111uee. which ~hould be headed hy a woman. The Committee should abo he uemocratically con~titutcd and must appraoch the issues with a view wwards rcdressal of the crime. rchahilit;ition of the victim and cnsut ing preventive measures. Thl~ Complamt Committee in essence .
will enahle the students lo defeat the administration's allcmpts to im-pose rc..,triction'> and curb their freedom. lt i.., important to also note that the rise in '>lH.:h crimes has followed the privatisation of the campus .
security ~ystcm. .
.
.
More Hostels More Books : .
The SF1-AISF a<:.serts that Ill, attempt to involve students in wider ....trU''!!ks ror social a11d e(onomtc equality wtll hear fruit unless the cun~J~ncc of studcnh is won over hy tighttng fur the long standing and lc~i11matc demand~ nf the student community. particularly the con~tr~uion of new ho~tds. The Sr:I-AlSF through the JNUSU has .
ex~:neu consi:-.tent pressure on the administration to accept the rcspon-. ._thtlit) of gui.lrantceing hostl.'J an:omodallnn Ill th~ prosp..:ctus and Of prnv iJing temporary accomodatHlll to -.lUdcnts wtthout ho~tds. !he aclmint..,tr<tli blunt rdusal 111 the mau~r 1:-. d early a rcllccuon ol tht: lo£ic lll liberalisation which seck'> to di,p~.:n-;l.' wi th spe~ding in the· so:ial ..,cctor.Thl.' hudgct allocation for new honks and JO~rnals. has no-;c dived lO zcro(Financial Estimates of JNU.I997-9R).Thts dclthcr-atc auacl-on our right to cduraticm will oc fl,ught hy the SFI-AISF .
tl)lllh ltd~ l0 continue bc~tdo l'nsunng th.ll stu en c . t·d to.
' Tl , sFI-AiSF arc commit c .
j)a..,s...:.., ha\'c res Im·tcd acl.·cpt:tht hl)'. ll: .' . . . . I d' the.
' .
car~~ ll)t'\\ ard the struggle for hl.·llcr tran-..pnrt ~~cll~\li!S me ~r ~:~ . U Sp:'t.Ttls hl cater tn a suhstanual numb prcs-.tng ne...:J Ipr · .. .
-.cholar~. .
'>IIIJH:Walkd .
.
.
The Campu.., and its Politics .
.
Thl..! O..,l( ,\ !Sl pla{torm ha\~.; ~..:onsish.:ntl) nt.tllll~uncd th:1t tiH.: JNUSlJ .
~ an -.trumcnt ol ...truggk and not a -.cat nt puv.ct. C'oli~L't(lll.'ll lly,.
.
111 .
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PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 1997 ID-40429
.
lANIFESTO .
.
Tht. :-.{ ... .:rt m '~m·nt Ill dH" ~~1mpu h.,-. rc.tcheJ a deci!-.1\'C Jlltll:-ture. Th~ ·,,..,t ··c" ~~.lr' h.1-.. -.cen ,, 'irtual onslaught on two tmportat\l rin>b ol th~ ....w-.km comunit~ : t"l'l lh~ one h.wd; privatisation has tx~n. lll .t rh,t--~J m.mn~r. diluting. the accc:-..5 or the ~tudcnt~ to lnfm-~\ru~Lturc and lli.!CC5'-3f\. factlllit:::-, while Oil the Other, the Ctn~n.!.e11C~ of.
... th~ C\.lmmunal and dt' 1 iH! politic:, of ABVP has lhrea tcnt:d th~ ·cry r~)Undali,m~ olthc democratic traditions ol' the campus. Whik privatisation holJ, th~ thr~at ol' turning JNU inlO an enclave ror the privileged and po\'.crtul. ABVP"\ nght 'ving politic~ has sought to divide and weaken th~ ..,tuJt!ll\ movement hy resurrecting and nurturing. cxcluSI\'J"t and chuu' .~.nt-.{ tJcntttte~. ln fact. JNU rcpr~!>cnts in a microcm.m the .
larger l·untrJdtctions and antagonism that have gripped the Inuian .
polity. lncr~.t,tn~h. WorlJ B:lllk and IMF Jicwtetl economic pack.tgc:. arc .
... , .
.
C\)lont<..tng nauons \\.tlh the help and through their respective -.upine and pliant cines and as tn all ... uch ·aJjustment programme..,· <..octal sector ~rcndtng ha\ h~:en periliously curtaikd. ln tune with the~\.' utctat~. India ha' witn~~....eJ a downward 'riral in spendtng on health, educa-tion and ')Uh<..tdil.!s which have raced across the h~:!rri cub whtlc hig husinc"s and MNC'-; are pa.mpcr...:d with concessions in order to create 'inve-.lment fnendly' condition" Thus the ·retreat of the state' i!-. aclllall] a di..,ciplincd intervention in favour or nco-impcreali:-.m and its lackeys. Nnt ~mpristngly. at this mo::,l intense moment of allack on the W~)rk Ill g. cbs::-anu the other ma.rginalised sections, the fascist RSS and their variou fronts such as the BJP, ABVP, VHP etc hnve steppetl .
up the1r hrand ol tllvisivc politics and thcrchy arc clearing reststancc and ohstacle... Ill th~ interest. .
.
Impact on Students .
.
Such pniJL'tc-.. tn,oh ing di..,invesun~nt. pri"ati ...auon, ~1nd cuts.'" \OCtal ._,t:Lllll' -.pend til!! have ura'ltll.' and Jangc1 OUS tmphcallons lor cducallnn. In JNU , thc-;c attack.., have acutdy manll·c..,tcd ''~ .the ra.p1d detcn orallllll ol the quality or lifc for the ;1\t:rage ::,tudent I here IS a .
,ntnl ..,hol\lall in h(i'>lel ~eat . librarie arc 111 a ~,tate ol collapse.
hst.
~u . n .
.
and ransport almost non-cxistanL Academic ex~d~cncc i: hound to he the rr~t \' JCilll1 , and in the 1.!\'1..'111 o f the threat ot htk\.! 111 lci.!S and J.ncss.
11.
.
hilh heing reall!-.t:tl. cJucation in JNU is hou nu l.o become n .pn.vllcge conl'ineu tin.: rnnunate few. Moreover, trom ~ sh~cr luck l>l. wtl l and .
. · 10 SC'&ST ttuot·.., r't11'tin larnelv untullldled. MCMs have .
.. app IC<IllOil, . '· "' , '-. lore .
rcmatne ...... -c . , . .
. rv·... ·10 n·ll admic;-..,on ill\nlvement ol the Sl·(.., tn .
l 1 C pt\II CI e'> 0 Ip 1' . . ' . .. . . . , . , ,.
I · . 1 til. r ·stcwttton of <,OC t ill tk[ll'l' .tlton tnt!~..: X lhiV~o; bc~.:n.
adm,..,..,,on.., ,till c 1.: ~ .
mas$ mobili~ation and the democratisation or the proccsst.:s of dcci-.
:.ion mo~king are vital clements or the ~tudent movement. Unfortu-.
nate!} the previous mandate witnessed the fragmenting or the Uni .
. I I . on.
along lines which arratgned 11e ell and democratic forces against the right reactionaric~ in an auritive hallie. ln the race of such subversion and di<;ruption hy right reaction the genuine aspirations of the student\ were often dcrailcu in a cloud or jingoistn , casteism and communal politics. The ABVP. moreover, has lived up to its fascist reputation by openly cooperating with the JNU administration. On t.he i~~uc of hostel Identity cards scheml~. for example, they have, against the populnr student's will. supported Ihe regressive measure. Physical intimidation .
and help w perpetrators nf s..:xual a imes also seem to he an important component or their politics. In tht: Periyar Hostal incidt:nt the ABVP stood completely cxpo~eu in the1r anx illll ~ness to save the culprit. The SFl-AlSF n:iteratc~ its l'aith in a .IN USU thalts n.:sponsive to the needs or the ~tudcnts. for it IS only the JNUSU that cnn provide the forum ror debate and the lcauer~hip necessary to tight for the day-to-day .
demands or the stuuenl. .
.
.
THE TASKS AHEAD .
Restore the Progressive Admission Policy .
.
The SFJ-AISF p~rccivcs the struggle for the restoration ofthe prog.resi\'C ~tspects or thl.' OAP(OIJ 1\dmts:-.ion Polley) as constituting the-central agenda of tht: krt student riwv~.:m~.:nt Llll the campus today JNU had pioneered the historic struggle against euucation as a reproduction or social incquali1y and had provided r~n inspiring. example of hknding. academic excellence with snci<ll justice through the Old admi-;sJOn policy. The OAP's relevance incr~ases manifold in today':-L'()ntc"\l where charges ot' victimisation during the process of admisston ahound. The OAP ensured nlll only a :w point deprivatinn progrnmm...: to re-dress social in.tustices hut abo to ensure swd~.:nt's in,·ol\cment at e\er:. ~tagc of th~.: admisston process to guarantee optimum transpan:nC). SFC participation was acttvdy ent:ouragcd 111 en~unng the elimination or all anamolie.., in the grantn!! or Jcprivaunn points and even a1 th~! level ot' M.Phtl inh:rvicws. Tit~.· restoration nt' the OAP i~ tmperatiH~ .
to U')h(;r in a <kcentralis~d. demlKialised and tran~parcnt atlmi-..:-.1011 policy. The SFI-1\ ISl· -.tamh 1()1 I he IIH:orporali\lll or tkpriYation points on the c..:ateg.ory ot gentle and the fu ll rcstM.IIlOn of social ec,)nOIIliL' .
' -:.. . ................. (.:",.,,.,.,;, ... -~ ·l \. .... I L.. I ' .I ..
.
.
and regon~u ueflilv6 ... t10w tltnl BC n..:p·~~~lltalinn slamb at 9 W/1, SC\ST at 17.W/c and the rcpr~..sentalinn ol backward n:giotl' at ll .7cA 1tar hclmv th1..· constitutional requir~.:m~.:nl~). Th~.: prnporlil\ll .
or rural student~ aJmitlL'd is n11ly hall' (' t that 111' urban stutiL:nts . .
.
.
Sexual Harassment: The Ril!ht wing Offensive .
.
prc!3cnc~ or the ABVP on campu:-.. On mosl instances their response has either been to protect the guilty or argue fur the curhing of freedom of girl students. The SFI-AlSF platform demand that the JNU admin-istratton must tmplement the Supreme Court guidcli.nes on sexual ha-ras..,mcnl. These guidelinc5 involve the institution or Complaint Com-1111uee. which ~hould be headed hy a woman. The Committee should abo he uemocratically con~titutcd and must appraoch the issues with a view wwards rcdressal of the crime. rchahilit;ition of the victim and cnsut ing preventive measures. Thl~ Complamt Committee in essence .
will enahle the students lo defeat the administration's allcmpts to im-pose rc..,triction'> and curb their freedom. lt i.., important to also note that the rise in '>lH.:h crimes has followed the privatisation of the campus .
security ~ystcm. .
.
.
More Hostels More Books : .
The SF1-AISF a<:.serts that Ill, attempt to involve students in wider ....trU''!!ks ror social a11d e(onomtc equality wtll hear fruit unless the cun~J~ncc of studcnh is won over hy tighttng fur the long standing and lc~i11matc demand~ nf the student community. particularly the con~tr~uion of new ho~tds. The Sr:I-AlSF through the JNUSU has .
ex~:neu consi:-.tent pressure on the administration to accept the rcspon-. ._thtlit) of gui.lrantceing hostl.'J an:omodallnn Ill th~ prosp..:ctus and Of prnv iJing temporary accomodatHlll to -.lUdcnts wtthout ho~tds. !he aclmint..,tr<tli blunt rdusal 111 the mau~r 1:-. d early a rcllccuon ol tht: lo£ic lll liberalisation which seck'> to di,p~.:n-;l.' wi th spe~ding in the· so:ial ..,cctor.Thl.' hudgct allocation for new honks and JO~rnals. has no-;c dived lO zcro(Financial Estimates of JNU.I997-9R).Thts dclthcr-atc auacl-on our right to cduraticm will oc fl,ught hy the SFI-AISF .
tl)lllh ltd~ l0 continue bc~tdo l'nsunng th.ll stu en c . t·d to.
' Tl , sFI-AiSF arc commit c .
j)a..,s...:.., ha\'c res Im·tcd acl.·cpt:tht hl)'. ll: .' . . . . I d' the.
' .
car~~ ll)t'\\ ard the struggle for hl.·llcr tran-..pnrt ~~cll~\li!S me ~r ~:~ . U Sp:'t.Ttls hl cater tn a suhstanual numb prcs-.tng ne...:J Ipr · .. .
-.cholar~. .
'>IIIJH:Walkd .
.
.
The Campu.., and its Politics .
.
Thl..! O..,l( ,\ !Sl pla{torm ha\~.; ~..:onsish.:ntl) nt.tllll~uncd th:1t tiH.: JNUSlJ .
~ an -.trumcnt ol ...truggk and not a -.cat nt puv.ct. C'oli~L't(lll.'ll lly,.
.
111 .
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