India, Aug. 19 -- Days after the Delhi University issued fresh guidelines stating candidates should submit a Rs.1 lakh bond to cover defacement during Delhi University Students' Union campaign, a senior DU official said on Monday that they can't withdraw the clause now.

Students had later raised objections to the clause, to which officials had said they will reconsider.

"We had a discussion on the same and the university explored several options. However, it will be very difficult for the university to do away with the clause of the bond as it was passed as an Executive Council (EC) resolution and was submitted to the Delhi High Court," Raj Kishore Sharma, the Chief Election Officer, DU, said.

The university had issued the guidelines t...