India, Jan. 31 -- Students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have raised fresh objections to an undertaking that candidates must sign while filing nominations for the ongoing Students Council elections at the Mumbai campus, days after opposition to the newly introduced Students Council constitution.

As per the undertaking, candidates are required to declare that they are not affiliated with, nor represent, any political party, political organisation or student wing linked to such parties. Students have flagged the wording as vague, arguing that the lack of clarity on what constitutes a political organisation or student wing could be used to arbitrarily restrict participation in the polls.

According to students, the conditi...