The DUSU election is over yesterday but the counting will take place only when the election related posters and graffiti are removed from the campus Delhi High Court.
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The Delhi court bench led by acting chief justice(ACJ) and Justice Tushar Rao did not stop the election but demanded the poster and other accessories be removed from campus areas till then counting of votes would not be possible.
The high court delivered this decision in response to a plea by advocate Prashant Manchanda, who raised concerns about the defacement of public and private properties through posters and hoardings during the campaign.
On September 25, the HC had questioned MCD, cops and DU on their efforts to address the issue, referencing a 2018 order on similar concerns.
There was defacement of public property such as bus stops , metro and even the police station. The University surrounding areas were littered with posters.. The university acknowledged that candidates violated court directives as well as the Lyngdoh Committee’s guidelines. The university informed the HC that it had asked the candidates to remove all materials.
Manchanda argued for the cancellation of polls, saying, “Allowing elections would only encourage misconduct.”
It was during the previous hearing, the HC expressed frustration. “I may have to take strict action. Let the campaign spending go to waste. This level of defacement is worse than what we see during the general election,” said Justice Manmohan. The HC assigned responsibility for cleaning and repairing the damage to candidates.
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