10 months ago
New JNUSU President Aditi Mishra Outlines Priorities: Accountability, Infrastructure, and Academic Resources
The new student leader at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is Aditi Mishra.
Her team, which is part of a 'Left Bloc', won all the top student government jobs.
Aditi wants the university leaders to pay attention to what students need and not ignore them.
She is concerned about student safety and mentioned an incident where a student was hurt.
Aditi also pointed out that important things on campus, like the library, are in bad shape.
She wants students to have better access to learning tools and for scholarships to be increased to help with rising costs.
She also feels the university administration is more focused on watching students with cameras than on fixing problems.
Aditi hopes to work with the administration to solve these issues and improve the university for everyone.
Aditi Mishra, representing the Left Bloc (AISA-SFI-DSF), has been elected President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU).
Her alliance secured all four key positions in the JNUSU elections.
Mishra's immediate priorities include ensuring accountability for a recent incident involving student harm and addressing deteriorating campus infrastructure.
She aims to improve access to academic resources like JSTOR and increase the Means-Cum-Merit (MCM) scholarship.
Mishra emphasized the need for the university administration to engage with student representatives rather than avoid them.
- Who
- Aditi Mishra (newly elected JNUSU President), representing the AISA-SFI-DSF Left Bloc, and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
- What
- Aditi Mishra was elected President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), with her alliance also winning the Vice President, General Secretary, and Joint Secretary positions. She outlined priorities including accountability for campus incidents, infrastructure improvements, and better access to academic resources.
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- When
- Elections held on Thursday; results announced prior to the interview.
- Why
- The Left Bloc aims to ensure the administration listens to student concerns and addresses issues such as campus safety, academic resources, and scholarship levels, contrasting with perceived administrative avoidance and prioritization of surveillance over student welfare.
Left Bloc (AISA, SFI, DSF)
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
Election Outcome
Left Bloc (AISA, SFI, DSF)
The Left Bloc swept all four key positions in the JNUSU elections, with Aditi Mishra elected President.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
ABVP candidates placed second or third in the elections, failing to secure any of the central panel seats.
Campaign Tactics
Left Bloc (AISA, SFI, DSF)
Aditi Mishra stated that the Right-wing spread rumors about her background, accusing them of resorting to slander instead of discussing issues.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
The article mentions that the Right-wing spread rumors about Aditi Mishra, including claims about her family connections and sidelining other comrades.
Key facts
- New JNUSU President
- Aditi Mishra (AISA-SFI-DSF Left Bloc)
- Presidential Election Votes
- Aditi Mishra: 1937 votes; Vikas Patel (ABVP): 1488 votes
- General Secretary Election Votes
- Sunil Yadav (Left Bloc): 2005 votes; Rajeshwar Kant Dubey (ABVP): 1901 votes
- Student Population
- Approximately 9,000 students
- Student Activism Background (Aditi Mishra)
- Involved in BHU protests (2017), anti-CAA demonstrations, and activism at Pondicherry University (2018)
- Key Priorities
- Ensuring accountability for recent violence, improving campus infrastructure, accessing academic resources (JSTOR), increasing MCM scholarship, and expanding library facilities.
Timeline
JNU students protested a library protest notice.
Then, they rallied against citizenship laws and arrests.
Finally, the Left alliance won all JNU student union posts.
Quotes
Aditi Mishra
newly elected president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), representing the AISA-SFI-DSF Left Bloc
“JNU is a premier research university, but we still don’t have access to essential academic resources like JSTOR. The Means-Cum-Merit (MCM) scholarship must also be raised to Rs 5,000… the mess bills have gone up sharply while the scholarship has remained stagnant. And with 9,000 students but only about 1,000 library seats, the administration should be expanding facilities.”
indianexpress.com
“The Right-wing spread rumours that I’m the granddaughter of CPI(M) leader Vinod Mishra, that my father is an RSS pracharak, that I sidelined more eligible comrades. It’s absurd. Instead of talking about issues, they resorted to slander. But JNU’s community knows better.”
indianexpress.com
Sunil Yadav
Newly elected General Secretary of JNUSU
“This is a victory of the students of the campus, a victory for the progressive politics of JNU, which has repeatedly rejected ABVP, BJP, RSS. Ever since the central government introduced the new education policy, public universities have been pushed towards privatisation.”
wionews.com
CPI(ML) Liberation
Political party
“Victory! Congratulations to Comrades Aditi-Gopika-Sunil-Danish! The United Left panel has swept the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (#JNUSU) polls, overcoming stiff ABVP challenge. We wish more power to AISA and other progressive student organisations in the battle for student welfare against the combined offensive of privatisation and fascist aggression.”
wionews.com
Sources
Left sweeps JNU student elections, Aditi Mishra elected president
Profile of JNU poll winners
JNUSU poll: Left sweeps all 4 seats, Aditi elected prez
JNU Students' Union Elections: Left Alliance Secures All Four Key Posts
JNU Election Result 2025: Who Is Kizhakoot Gopika Babu? Gopika Emerges As Frontrunner, Inches Closer To Vice President Win
Left Unity registers clean sweep in JNU Students Union elections, ABVP draws blank
Left Unity Sweeps JNUSU Polls
Left alliance wins all four posts in JNU student union elections
Clean sweep as AISA-SFI-DSF beats ABVP JNUSU polls: Left alliance wins all central panel posts; bags a majority of councillor seats
Left Unity sweeps JNU Students’ Union polls, defeats RSS-backed ABVP
