Hyderabad, Jan. 11 -- The students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) have demanded elections for the student union after the university got involved in a land dispute with the state government, which had sought to resume 50 acre of the institution's land.

Students have said that the situation would not have escalated had a representative body been in place to engage with authorities on the issue early on. They said that no elections were held last year and that half of the current session has passed without a student body in place.

"If a students' union had existed, students would not have had to protest this way. There would have been a formal platform to question decisions and protect university interests," a student le...