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Justice Morcha in UP; DUSU polls set for Sep 18
Student groups in Uttar Pradesh have launched the ‘Justice Morcha’ and a 50-day campaign starting August 12, with a cycle march from Gorakhpur to Lucknow and meetings at 800 colleges. They demand…
The Story in Brief
Student groups in Uttar Pradesh have launched the ‘Justice Morcha’ and a 50-day campaign starting August 12, with a cycle march from Gorakhpur to Lucknow and meetings at 800 colleges. They demand an annual recruitment calendar, scrapping of NEP 2020, disbanding of the NTA, and filling of all vacant government posts. The campaign follows a 36-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar that ended with the resignation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reports Hindustan Times.
Meanwhile, Delhi University has announced that DUSU elections for the 2026-27 session will be held on September 18, with counting the next day. Student organisations say issues raised at the Jantar Mantar protests, affordability, exam irregularities, and metro concessions, will dominate the campaign. Left groups hope to form an alliance, while ABVP and NSUI are finalising their strategies. The polls will test whether recent mobilisation translates into votes.
The Indian Opinion
The Gen Z tag makes for a catchy headline, but the problems behind the Jantar Mantar and Justice Morcha protests, paper leaks, exam delays, unemployment, have been festering for years. Calling every new wave of student anger a ‘generational shift’ glosses over the fact that NTA and NEP were opposed by earlier batches too. The real test is not how many sit at Jantar Mantar, but whether DUSU winners on September 19 actually push for the annual recruitment calendar and scorecards they promised.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, siasat.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
