Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Newly elected DUSU leaders demand accountability after Satya Niketan collapse
New student leaders from Delhi University visited a building-collapse site in Satya Niketan.
The collapse happened on September 6.
Several Delhi University students were among those who died.
The leaders paid respect to the people who lost their lives.
They said authorities should be held responsible.
They also asked officials to improve safety.
Their visit happened two days after student election results were announced.
Their group, ABVP, won three important student-union positions.
Newly elected DUSU president, secretary and joint secretary visited Satya Niketan on Monday.
The representatives paid homage to people killed in the September 6 building collapse.
They demanded accountability from authorities and measures to prevent similar incidents.
The visit followed ABVP’s victory in three of DUSU’s four central posts.
ABVP’s Yash Dabas defeated NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena by 2,053 votes.
- Who
- Newly elected Delhi University Students’ Union office-bearers affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, including Yash Dabas.
- What
- They visited the collapse site, paid homage to victims and demanded accountability and stronger safety measures.
- When
- Monday, around 4:30 p.m.; the visit occurred two days after the election results were declared.
- Where
- Satya Niketan, Delhi.
- Why
- To honor those killed and call for accountability and measures preventing similar incidents.
- Visit time
- Around 4:30 p.m. on Monday
- Incident date
- September 6
- Election outcome
- ABVP won three of DUSU’s four central panel posts
- Presidential result
- Yash Dabas defeated Vijay Shankar Meena by 2,053 votes
- Dabas’s votes
- 24,576
- Retained positions
- ABVP retained the secretary and joint secretary posts it won in 2025
- Main concern
- Accountability and student safety