New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Aam Aadmi Party's student wing, the Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), has strongly opposed Delhi University's recent directive requiring candidates contesting student union elections to submit a Rs 1 lakh bond.
The group has termed the move a "conspiracy to exclude middle-class students" from the democratic process. At a press conference, ASAP Delhi State President Kuldeep Bidhuri criticized the decision, calling it a "Tughlaqi farman" (arbitrary decree) and questioning how ordinary students could afford such an amount.
"This is a deliberate attempt to prevent middle-class students from participating in elections. If a student files nominations for all four posts, where will they arrange R...