PU student council's ex-VP proposes term extension
Chandigarh, June 17 -- Even as Panjab University has formed a committee for drafting a constitution for the Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC), former PUCSC vice-president Archit Garg has submitted a proposal to extend the term of the council till the next elections are called. He has also called for clearly defining the powers of the PUCSC office-bearers.
In his letter to the committee, Garg said the university has been left without student representation from May end till the next elections, which usually take place at the end of August or September, so he wanted the term to be extended till the next elections.
He has also submitted that the PUCSC vice-president and joint secretaries' powers need to be defined so that they are not merely deputies, compared to the president and general secretary. He has also made some other proposals regarding checks and balances and reducing "administrative interference" in the working of the PUCSC.
Garg had raised this demand last month following which the PU had constituted the committee. It is expected that the constitution will be prepared by next elections. Currently, the PUCSC works without any formal written constitution. This was also highlighted in 2023 as well by the then president Jatinder Singh in his manifesto....
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