Students seek political support for Aug 4 protest in Jaipur
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Jaipur: Student representatives from the All Rajasthan Chhatra Sangh Chunav Sangharsh Samiti are rallying political support for their Aug 4 demonstration in Jaipur. On Thursday, they met senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister
Ashok Gehlot
, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra, as well as former BJP state president Satish Poonia, to garner backing for their cause.
Earlier, the students had engaged with former minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat and former BJP MLA Ashok Lahoti, who expressed support for their campaign and wrote
After the meeting with the student leaders, Gehlot shared on X, "In preparation for the assembly elections in 2023, the elections were postponed for a few months due to the acquisition of colleges by the Election Commission and the implementation of various components of NEP, but after the change of power in the state in Dec 2023, the student union elections were not restored."
Vijay Pal, a member of All Rajasthan Chhatra Sangh Chunav Sangharsh Samiti, said, "We started our campaign two days ago and are meeting senior leaders from different parties seeking their support to reinstate student body polls in the state. On Friday, we will take out a protest march in RU and on Aug 4, we will gherao the state assembly."
From July 25 to Aug 1, a district-wise student contact campaign will be conducted by visiting all the colleges in each district, meeting student leaders to invite them for the march on Aug 4.
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The primary focus of activism by the student leaders remains the reinstatement of student body elections across the state, with continuous demonstrations taking place at RU to voice this demand.
On Thursday, around ten student leaders protesting at the main gate of RU were detained by police. Neeraj Khichar, a student leader leading the protest Friday said, "Our only demand is that student body polls must be conducted, or a clarification should be issued if it is being cancelled. For a peaceful protest, 10 of us were detained for a few hours Thursday."
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