Overview

• Delhi University’s August 8 notification requires DUSU candidates to deposit Rs 1 lakh with their nomination papers to deter campus defacement.
• ABVP held a protest at the Faculty of Arts with students from multiple colleges, calling the rule anti-student and urging its withdrawal.
• ABVP leaders warned the administration to revoke the decision or face escalated action from the streets to the courts.
• AISA has petitioned the Delhi High Court against the mandate, with the case listed for a hearing today.
• Student groups argue the bond shuts out poorer candidates and violates Lyngdoh Committee norms that emphasize low-cost, accessible elections, while the DUSU vote remains scheduled for September 18 with counting on September 19.