AMU student union polls after eight years, national issues dominate speeches
CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies, Bhopal: Student union elections for 2026-27 were held at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh after a long gap of eight years. Amid the election activity, candidates’ speeches prominently raised national and international issues along with university academics, hostel facilities and students’ problems. The release of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and Azam Khan, and the Gaza-Palestine issue, remained at the centre of the election debate.
Presidential candidate Noman Ashraf, in his speech, referred to Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid while raising the question of political prisoners and the judicial process. He said it was not appropriate to label a person a terrorist before a court verdict. He also said no one has the right to take the law into their own hands. Both accused are facing legal proceedings in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
In his address, Noman Ashraf also expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza, Palestine, Iran and Sudan. Referring to the global unity of the Muslim community, he said the Ummah-e-Muslima stands with the people of these regions.
Meanwhile, another presidential candidate, Mohammad Intkhab, raised the demand for the release of Samajwadi Party leader and AMU alumnus Azam Khan. He also included the issue of Jauhar University in his speech.
The return of student union elections after eight years has reactivated student politics at the university. However, amid the prominence of broader political and international issues in election speeches, debate over the basic problems of the campus also continues.
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