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In manifesto, ABVP stakes claim to FYUP rollback, praises Centre

The document also carry collages of photographs from the anti-FYUP protests led by ABVP activists.

ABVP students release the organisation’s manifesto on Monday. (Source: Express photo by Amit Mehra) ABVP students release the organisation’s manifesto on Monday. (Source: Express photo by Amit Mehra)

Months after the scrapping of the four-year undergraduate course (FYUP), students’ organisations are still banking on the anti-FYUP struggle, claiming credit for its rollback.  The right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday released its manifesto for Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) polls which claimed that their “struggle forced the autocratic DU administration to roll back FYUP”.

During DUSU polls last year, the ABVP had managed to win three of the four posts in the students’ union. Since the rollback was carried out when ABVP members were at the helm of the students’ union, the students’ group has made the issue the main thrust of this year’s campaigning. Pamphlets and manifestos published by the students’ group say, “We made a promise, we have fulfilled it — FYUP was removed”.

The document also carry collages of photographs from the anti-FYUP protests led by ABVP activists. “ABVP and DUSU fought against the four-Year undergraduate programme (FYUP) this entire year and got it rolled back. Sixteen cases were filed against ABVP and DUSU office bearers by the DU administration to crush our movement, but we succeeded,” the manifesto reads.

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“For the first time in the history of the university, we were able to mobilise the entire student population and get FYUP rolled back by constantly appealing to the new government at the Centre — all in the interest of the students. In the coming year, many new issues need to be addressed. We appeal to the students to vote us to power again, so that we can take this student activism drive forward,” Saket Bahuguna, ABVP Delhi state secretary, said.

Student leaders of the party continued to beat the FYUP trumpet, taking full credit for the rollback. “Congress was around for 16 years in the university. But didn’t manage to do anything. In one year, we have managed to rollback FYUP and finally enable students’ voices to be heard. It is shameful how these parties are now scrambling for credit that is rightfully ours,” Ashutosh, ABVP’s joint secretary candidate, said.

Festive offer

One of the issues raised by the ABVP in their manifesto includes the concerns of the BTech students who had taken admission under FYUP.

“We want justice for BTech students and ensure AICTE approval for the course immediately,” Bahuguna said.

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