JNUSU presidential debate held
The presidential debate for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union polls began late on Wednesday night after the selection of the candidates for the post.
The polls will be held on April 25. On Tuesday, the university's election committee (EC) resumed the election process after a halt following an incident of 'violence and vandalism' at its office.
The presidential debate, which is a mandatory part of the election process, began at 10.30 p.m. with candidates marking their attendance and a draw of lots for the sequence of speeches. Meanwhile, the venue for the debate, the Jhelum lawn, rang with sloganeering ranging from 'Hindu lives matter' to 'Laal Salaam'.
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