Politics · India · 4 hrs ago
Women question voting rights in AMU student union election
Aligarh Muslim University is preparing for student union elections on its campus in Aligarh, India.
The elections are for the Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union, known as AMUSU.
The vote is taking place after an eight-year gap.
During campaigning, vice-presidential candidate Saquib Ali Khan asked women students to vote for him.
Two women students challenged him about their votes, asking, “What about our votes?”
Their question draws attention to whether women can take part in the election as voters, but no answer or further election details are given.
Female students at Aligarh Muslim University questioned their voting rights during campaigning for the university’s student union election.
Vice-presidential candidate Saquib Ali Khan asked students on campus to vote for him.
Two students, Zunaira Habib Alvi and Rahat Ul Aien, interrupted to ask, “What about our votes?”
The election is being held after a gap of eight years.
- Who
- Female students Zunaira Habib Alvi and Rahat Ul Aien questioned vice-presidential candidate Saquib Ali Khan.
- What
- They asked about their votes in the Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union election.
- When
- Ahead of polling. The polling date is not stated.
- Where
- On the Aligarh Muslim University campus in Aligarh.
- Why
- They were asking about women’s voting rights in the student union election.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Saquib Ali Khan campaigned on campus and asked students to vote for him.
Zunaira Habib Alvi and Rahat Ul Aien interrupted him to ask about their votes.
- University
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Election
- Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union election
- Candidate
- Saquib Ali Khan, vice-presidential candidate
- Students
- Zunaira Habib Alvi from Aligarh and Rahat Ul Aien from Kashmir
- Gap
- The election is being held after eight years
What people are saying
What about our votes?