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The SFI had accepted the democratic mandate of the student community and called upon theJNUSU and the Joint Struggle Committee to implement the mandate. However. the 1\ISA whoseposition was endorsed by the UGBM took no steps to e'xplore "political options" to expedite theprocess of holding JNUSU Elections as per the JNUSU Constitution, thus violating its own UGBM.

resolution. The Writ Petition which was filed in the Court and last heard on May 3 has not got any.

final ruling till now. The Matter is still pending in the Court. Contrary to.

Constitution Bench has been formed to hear' the clainis of the AISA, noforesight. ' our case and the JNUSU elections are nowhere in .

fhe SFI had crit.icized the AISA resolution during that time,.

"Your organization's Resolution aatest version) binds the entire collective initiative to conduct theJNUSU elections to one single course of action, namely filing a petition in the Supreme Court. We are.

yet to know what had stopped you from doing so till date because there was no UGBM resolution barringsuch a course of action; but that is another matter. Even now and at this stage, all legal and political.

options over and above filing a petition need to be kept open in order to conduct the elections withinthis semester." (From An Open Letter to the JNUSU President dated February 9, 2010).

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The JNUSU held a council meeting today (Sep 28, 2008). The schedule for the.

School GBMs was decided at this meeting. The schedule is as follows:.

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Sep 30 .

SIT: 10 am SBT: 10am SIS: 11 am .

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SLS:10am SES: 10 am Sanskrit Centre: 10 am SSS: 11 am .

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SAA: 10am SPS: 10am SC&CS: 10.30 am SLL&CS: 11 am .

We request the councillors and the convenors of all the schools to cooperate and.

ensure that the process of conducting the GBMs and forming the JNU Election.

Committee is completed in due time. .

The schedule for the GBMs was finalised by the JNUSU office bearers after.

consultations with all convenors who were present at the council meeting, Other.

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convenors present in JNU had also been telephonically consulted about the schedule..

Also the important festival dates have been kept in consideration. It is however.

unfortunate that a particular organization has chosen to raise baseless questions on.

the way the schedule was finalised. The process of election of the EC members for.

the next JNUSU elections, which can only be done through these annual GBMs,.

cannot be unrealistically postponed as desired by this organisation. .

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The irony of the demand of this organisation that schedule of the annual SchoolGBMs be left to the convenors is heightened by the fact that the both of the twoSchool Convenors (SSS-convenor and the SAA-convenor), who belonged tothis organisation, have left the country for higher studies abroad. None ofthem had even bothered either to resign or inform the JNUSU council and the.

JNUSU President or even the JNU student community about their permanentleaving of the University. As a consequence, Convenor.

's Reports for SSS and.

SAA cannot be placed this year in the annual GBMs of these schools. Had the leaving.

of these convenor's been reported in time, then at least SSS, which has more than.

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one Councillor, could have elected a new Convenor. Such disappearance of elected.

representatives without informing the student community is highly undemocraticand irresponsible and violative of JNUSU constitution. .

JNUSU is duty bound to complete the annual School GBMs where convenor.

's keeptheir reports and EC members are elected for next JNUSU election. JNUSU urges all.

councillors and convenor's to co-operate and ensure successful completion of theprocess. .

Sandeep Md. Mobeen Alam.

President, JNUSU Jt. Secy., JNUSU ".

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Resist Repeated Attempts To Undermine the Gth Sep UGBM Mandate on The students of the campus have given a mandate on JNUSU elections and student representation in statutory bodies like AC, Negotiations for JNUSU Elections and Holding of AC, BoS and GSCASH Elections! BoS and GSCASH in the UGBM held on 6th September. Regarding JNUSU elections, the UGBM has mandated that the process of negotiations with the Solicitor General (SG) be initiated to get maximum possible relaxations from the Lyngdoh Committee Recom-mendations as an interim arrangement, in keeping with our struggle to uphold the JNUSU constitution. On AC, BoS and GSCASH .

elections, the UGBM has mandated that the student community should demand that the JNU Administration immediately notify the .

through a struggle led by the student representatives in these bodies and the student community subsequently. .

statutory provisions of elections to these bodies. Further, the problematic clauses of the grade criterion should be eliminated When the students of JNU are in a struggle to ensure election o·f student representatives, It Is extremely Important that the conducting any election. In this campus, differences within the student body over any issue are resolved through the democratic elections needs utmost consensus and unity, as participation of all the sections of the student community is necessary for practice of seeking a mandate from the.UGBM.After the UGBM has given a mandate on any issue, it has been the tradition of JNUdemocraticpractice of the JNU student movement ensured by our constitution Is notdelegltlmlsed deliberately. The Issue of .

the 6th September UGBM,the SFI has repeatedly refused to honourthe UGBM mandate. .

a UGBM mandate to decide upon the course action on JNUSU elections and the struggle against the Lyngdoh recommendations. .

On the issue of negotiations with the SG,SFI has repeatedly tried to bypass the JSC which has been formed on the basis of .

After the UGBM, when the JSC went to meet Mr. Prakash Karat (in keeping with the decisions taken at an all-organization meeting .

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following the 61h Sep UGBM), SFI did not even bother to properly communicate the mandate of the UGBM to Mr. Karat. During the .

that a united course ofstruggle is chalked out for upholding the UGBM mandate. However, It Is mostunfortunatethat even after .

meeting, in a clear violation of the UGBM mandate, they only mentioned their pre-UGBM position that the main emphasis of the negotiations should be to "get a students-elected Election Committee. Even now, the SFlls hell-bent on restricting the agenda of getting 'maximum possible relaxations' from the Lyngdoh recommendatJons to the singleagenda ofan elected EC! Moreover, bothering to inform and consult other JSC members. This was a significant departure from JSC's normal democratic functioning, in a blatant and shameful display of unilateralism, SFI brought out a 'reporting' of this meeting in JSC's name, without even .

When the JSC met our lawyer Mr. Sanjay Parikh, he suggested that the JSC should prepare a draft, which can serveas a and was a clear attempt to undermine the role of the JSC as a united body. guideline during the negotiations. On 6th October, an all organisation meeting was called by some concerned students to take .

stock ofthe developments that have happened after the UGBM on both the mandates. SFI and DSUchose not to participate in that .

meeting. SFI also did not participate in the JSC meeting held on 16th October, although this was a publicly notified meeting. Clearly, .

relaxationsfrom the Lyngdoh recommendations-theiropen disinterest In discussing a detailed draftfor negotiations only .

the SFI isleast Interested In ensuring thatthe negotiations with the SG on JNUSU elections actusllyyfeld maximum possible .

showsthat their sole Intention Is to push fortheirpre-UGBM position ofan elected ECI .

We reiterate that any attempt to impose the terms of the negotiations without proper consultation within the JSC (as is being .

done by SFI) and attempts to bypass the process of deliberation on the draft based on which negotiations will happen would be On the issue of AC, BoS and GSCASH elections as well, SFI has taken a very clear position notto stand by the mandate of the UGBM.They have been Inventing ever-changing and new 'arguments' against AC/BoS/GSCASHelections-all of which are extremely dangerous and detrimental to the outcome of the negotiation. .

struggle for JNUSU elections. Andimmediately afterthe UGBM, even thoughtheir position was defeated, they brought out a .

clear1y spurious and Illogical. .

Before the UGBM, SFI tried to absurdly argue that conducting the AC/BoS/GSCASH elections would be a 'diversion' from the leaflet clearlystating thatthey would oppose AC/BoS/GSCASH elections. .

During an all~organisatlon meeting held on 11th September, SFI along with some other organisations like OSU and ABVP, In a .

new ploy to derail the UGBM mandate on AC, BoS and GSCASH elections, argued that the JNUSU constitution would have to be GSCASH are NOT part of the JNUSU.These are autonomous and statutory bodies and thus the JNUSU constitution Is not binding .

amended through an E-UGBM before these elections can be conducted! It is a well known fact that bodies like the AC, BoS and tation of the UGBM mandate, stall effective student representation in statutory bodies and thus strengthen the JNU administration. .

on them. Such arbitrary arguments, suddenly invented post-UGBM, are nothing but an attempt to impede the process of implemen-.

The all organisation meeting called by concerned individuals on 61h Oct expressed its concern that the UGBM mandate on AC, BoS and GSCASH elections has to be communicated to the administration and a joint letter from all the organisations demanding .

notification of the elections to these bodies must go to the administration. SFI and DSU did not participate in that meeting. One does notneed the SG orthe Supreme Court to kill the very democratic character of the JNUSU constitution and the mandate. In this hour, when we are struggling to ensure elections rn the campus as soon as possible, such attempts of bypassing strengthen the hands of the administration to further crackdown on students' rights and deny students' legitimate representation In .

legacy ofpracticing democracy In the campus, If the students groups themselves do not respect the essence of a UGBM .

the JSC and not respecting the UGBM mandate on negotiations for JNUSU election and AC, BoS and GSCASH election would only The JSC has called for another meeting tonight (18th October) from 9.30 pm onwards at the JNUSU office. We appeal to all the different bodies. .

Sucheta, Gen. Secy., AISA, JNU.

constituents ofthe JSC to attend this meeting and comewith constructive suggestions for a tentative draft sothat theprocess .

various student groupsare notallowed to stall the holding of AC, BoS and GSCASH elections through devious means. of negotiations on JNUSU elections can start as soon as possible. We also appeal to the student communityto ensurethat .

Shephallka Shekhar, President, AISA, JNU .

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Sbangthen the Struggle for Students' Representation in JNU's Decision-Making Bodies!.

Unite For a Socially Sensitive and Democratic JNUI.

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The ongoing agitation has forced the Administration toconcede several of the demands on theStudents' Charter: including those relatingtoenhanced library and sports facilities, aswell as adeadlineof 15 October for allotment of Lohit-Loni Hostel. and SR, TR. NR status forfreshers who are yet to get hostels. The VC has also committed to write a strong letter to the UGC demandingfundsfor enhancing the MCM.

amount. But despite this assurance, we must not relaxour pressure on thisissue until the MCMamount is actually enhanced..

However, the Administration has outright refused to concede the crucial demands ofstudent representationin AC, Board of Studies and.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism, and this is the main issue on which the JNUSU is continuing on an indefinite hunger strike..

Why Should Students Have Elected Representation in Decision-Making Bodies?.

The AcademicCouncllts the highestbody where policy-level decisionson all academic matters are taken. It is this body whtch dec1deswhat courses w111 be introduced, what ruleswill govern academics, and the fee structure of various courses.Itis students who studythe courses and syllabi;Rules and regulations affect students most;And ofcourse, students are the ones who pay fees.The University, after all, exists mainly forstudents.Why, then, shouldn't students have a say in deciding matters likecourses, rules and fees, which affectthem most?.

Student Representation in AC is Necessary to Oppose Commercialization and SaffronizationAt a time when privatization and commercialization threatens higher education in India, Universities are alwayslooking for ways to.

impose these policies on students. The AC is the place where proposals offee hikes, self-financed, highly priced courses andother.

formsof pnvatization will be introduced. Students' presence in the AC will ensure thatthe studentcommunity is not kept in the.

darkabout these proposals -so, the demand for student representation in AC etc... is in fact a demand forthe rightto inf~rmation..

But, more importantly, it is also ademand forthe rightto participation in decision-making.Student representatives can argue inthe AC against fee hikes and commercialized courses, thus making sure that the University cannot take such anti-student steps overruling.

students' opinions. .

In the past fewyears, we saw the threat of saffronization, too, knock at JNU's doors. The AC and Board of Studies are the bodies whereanysaffronized, communal orobscurantist Centre, orcourse of study will have to be passed in order to become a part of JNU curriculum. So,itis crucial thatstudent representatives voice theirvigilant resistance to anysuch saffronized courses in JNUmaking bodies. 's decision-.

Student Representation Is A Must For Unbiased Grievance Redressal.

Teachers, supervisors etc... have power over students. As aresult, students are at a disadvantage when faced with unfair marking,.

victimization, or harassment by teachers. Grievance Redressal can be effective and unbiased only when students too participate in theprocess. So. student representation in the Grievance Redressa! Committee is necessary if students' grievances arereally to getjustice.JNU Act Provides forStudentRepresentation in AC and 8oS,.

Why is the VC Scared of Restoring These Rights?.

The JNU Act of 1966, in Statutes 15 and 18, clearly provides for elected student representation in ACas well as Board of Studies..

Elections to AC were held in1974. However, these rights have been curtailed ever since the Emergency. In 1976, the JNU Actwas.

amended to exclude JNUSU representation in AC, but the provision for direct election of students to AC was retained,with theclause of.

minimum CGPA added. No elections to AC have been held since, though the student movement has demanded the removal of the CGPAclause and membership of JNUSU inAC, in addition to restoration of elected student representation..

Why is the VC bent on continuing this violation of the JNU Acr? Why is he scared of re-implementing the Statutes of the JNUAct, and.

restoring students' democratic rights of parucipation in decision-making?Clearly, student representation in AC and other bodies, will make itdifficultto introduce anti-student policies likecommercialization and privatization, and todeny studentsjustice incases ofvictimization. This is whythe VC wants toavoid.

it at all costs. And this why we muststruggle to restore these rights, notjustfor ourselves, butforfuture generations of.

students in this University. .

Friends, 9 students are on their second day of indefinite hunger strike, while a 10thhasjoined ittoday. Several common.

students are dailyjoining the relay hungerstrikein solidarity with the struggle.Yet, the Administration and VC have turned.

a blind eye to the students on hungerstrike..

"A big bang isneeded to make thedeaf hear''!.

Friends,with our participation intomorrow's massive protest demo at 3.00 pm at the Ad. Block,let usmake sure that the deaf Administration.

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AISA appeals to students to join the Relay Hunger Strike, and also to participate in tomorrow's Protest March in large .

JNUSU' s PrJoinotest Demo.

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Sd/-Satya VenkataSiddardha Kr. D., Vice-President, AISA. JNU Sd/-Awadhesh. Gen. Secy., AISA. JNU .

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