DTF, RTF win GNDU elections

AMRITSAR, Aug 6: The elections of Guru Nanak Dev University GNDU Teachers Association held yesterday have registered anti-establishment sentiments of the faculty with Democratic Teachers Front DTF and its ally Radical Teachers Front RTF managing to capture the association.

R.K. Bedi, Professor and head of the Physics Department, was elected president by defeating Gurnam Singh Political Science of Progressive Teachers Front Gurnam with a margin of 32 votes. The third contender C.S. Cheema, representing the outgoing team led by B.S. Ghuman of Progressive Teachers Front PTF, finished poor third.

G.M. Singh of DTF-RTF alliance has been elected vice-president by defeating H.S. Bedi and Sukhpreet Singh. The all important office of secretary went to Dewinder Singh of Psychology Department fielded by the same alliance. He defeated his main contender Sukhdev Singh of Molecular Biology with a margin of three votes.