HC seeks DUSU heads’ response on defacement

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The high court also issued notice to the Delhi govt and Delhi University on the plea seeking to refurbish the properties defaced during the polls.

Delhi University (Photo: Asian Age)

New Delhi: Days after the Delhi University Students’ Union (Dusu) elections, the Delhi High Court on Friday sought the responses from the four winning candidates on a petition accusing them of defacing public properties during the poll campaign.

The high court also issued notice to the Delhi government and Delhi University on the plea seeking to refurbish the properties defaced during the polls and for taking action against the candidates.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar also sought to know the stand of the authorities on the plea for complete ban on defacement of public properties by use of spray paints, posters, banners and hoardings during the elections.

While Rocky Tusheed and Kunal Sehrawat (both NSUI) were elected president and the vice-president of Dusu respectively, ABVP’s Mahamedha Nagar and Uma Shankar were elected to the posts of secretary and joint-secretary.

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