India, Aug. 14 -- Delhi University (DU) is reconsidering its requirement for DU students' union (DUSU) elections candidates to submit a Rs. 1,00,000 bond - originally introduced to prevent campus defacement - after students raised objections, a senior DU official said on Thursday.

According to guidelines issued by the university to prevent defacement in and around the university on August 8, "Each contesting candidate shall be required to execute a bond of Rs. 1,00,000 for the offence of any defacement or violation of provisions of these guidelines by themselves or their supporters, at the time of filing nomination for any post of DUSU."

Raj Kishore Sharma, the chief election officer, told HT, "We had a meeting with the students and stu...