Will ensure better connectivity between north and south campuses of Panjab University, says SAD student wing candidate Yuvraj Garg

A fifth-year student of BA LLB, Garg was born and raised in Punjab’s Bathinda. He came to Chandigarh to pursue a degree in law at the University Institute of Legal Studies in 2019. Apart from the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, he has stayed at the hostel throughout the duration of his course.

The SOI presidential candidate said he aspires to join the judiciary. “I do not have any political aspirations and I am fighting the election for student welfare and nothing else,” he added.

Problems at PU

Providing basic amenities like water, and power in hostels, and ensuring better connectivity between the north and the south campuses are key issues concerning student welfare, said Garg.

“I am a boarder myself and so I know well what problems the students are facing. Student welfare is my sole priority. Students do not even get basic amenities here…” Garg stated.

“In the south campus, there is no power for three to four hours every day. Connectivity is another key issue. No autorickshaw driver wants to go to the south campus from the north,” he added.

If elected, Garg said he would make sure that the authorities work for student welfare.

Garg took a potshot at AAP leaders and alleged that the latter have been campaigning for the party’s student wing candidates in the Panjab University polls.

“Would it look wise if (Sukhbir) Badal ji comes here with his Z-plus security to convince the students… The AAP leaders from Punjab have left their constituencies to campaign for their candidates here…” he added.

The SOI is the student wing of the Shiromani Akali Dal and it has an alliance with the INSO (Indian National Students Organisation) and the HPSU (Himachal Pradesh Students Union) for the Panjab University polls.

Poll Pitch

The SOI candidate said he would take along all sections of students while making decisions.