JNU students’ union polls to be held in March

Detailed guidelines for holding elections will be issued by the Office of Dean of Students in due course, it added.

The notification came hours after the JNUSU called for a ‘university strike’ on January 30 demanding to notify the elections at the earliest.

The students’ union had submitted a fresh memorandum to Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit to conduct the elections and revoke the Central Proctor Office manual and disciplinary action against students. “Despite repeated representations to your office regarding JNUSU elections and revocation of the CPO manual and proctorial inquiries, there has been no written communication or response to the same,” the letter read.

The student body had written to the V-C on January 15 and to the Dean of Students on January 17.

It said it will start a complete non-cooperation movement if the notification regarding the elections is not released by February 2. “Despite verbal assurances that the notification for JNUSU elections will be announced with the new academic calendar, the JNU administration has not released a single circular regarding holding of elections,” the letter read.