CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: The student wing of Congress, NSUI, is continuously raising voices regarding the issues of youth and students. On Monday, under the direction of NSUI’s National Secretary and Madhya Pradesh in-charge Mahavir Gurjar, National Secretary and Madhya Pradesh in-charge Ritu Barala, and NSUI State President Ashutosh Chouksey, memorandums addressed to the Chief Minister were submitted at Collectorate offices across the state. In Bhopal, hundreds of activists, under the leadership of NSUI District President Akshay Tomar, reached the Collectorate office and submitted the memorandum.
Bhopal District President Akshay Tomar stated that NSUI has four key demands in the interest of students and youth in Madhya Pradesh. The first major demand is for strict legislation on paper leaks. The state government should introduce stringent laws within a month to address paper leaks and exam irregularities in all educational institutions, which would include a 7-year imprisonment for offenses and, in cases of organized crime, up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of 1 crore rupees.
The second major demand is to include scholarships under the Public Service Guarantee Act. Due to government negligence, SC/ST/OBC students’ scholarships are not being paid on time. NSUI demands that a time limit for pre-matric, post-matric, and college scholarships be set, similar to the Public Service Guarantee Act. Additionally, scholarships and housing allowances should be paid monthly, like the Ladli Behna Yojana, as soon as students are admitted to institutions. Students from families earning less than 3 lakh rupees annually should also receive scholarships.
The third key demand is to hold student union elections through a direct system. NSUI demands that student union elections be held in all universities and colleges across the state from this session itself, to develop leadership skills among students.
The fourth major demand is the implementation of a policy of ‘Education for All, Admission for All’ in the state. The state government should increase seats as needed for students who are denied admission to government colleges. New subjects and courses should be introduced, along with an increase in the number of seats. NSUI also demands that employment-oriented and progressive syllabi be implemented in universities across the state. Additionally, the number of hostels for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students needs to be doubled this session. NSUI demands the opening of 100 women’s hostels and 100 EWS hostels for children from families earning less than 4 lakh rupees annually. Vacant teaching positions in government schools and colleges should be filled within a set timeframe.
NSUI State Vice President and State Media In-charge of the campaign, Ravi Parmar, said that if the government does not fulfill the key demands of the student memorandum, NSUI will continue its phased protests, and in the future, they will also gherao the Chief Minister’s residence in support of students’ interests and youth rights in the state.
On this occasion, NSUI activists, including Prateek Yadav, Amit Buwade, Adarsh Raghuvanshi, Sujeet Chaudhary, Anshuman Soni, and others, were present.
