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Interview with Abhishek Tandon of ABVP
Abhiskek Tandon has completed Mathematics (Hons) from DU and is now doing M Sc. He is also contesting for the DU elections as President and is the prime representative of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) affiliated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)..
CJ: Rachel Arora, merinews , 6 Sep 2007 Views:593 Comments:0
What are the main issues that your party is going to address?
Firstly we would like to lay emphasis on transparency in timings of youth specials. The evening classes begin at around 4:30 and the buses start at 2:30. This creates a lot of problem for students. Secondly, we are demanding more transparency in the Internal Assessment System of DU. Thirdly, we are also demanding for consessional passes for DU students and introduction of evening specials exclusively for girls.

What are the other concerns that you plan to highlight?
We are also worried about the proposal forwarded by Arjun Singh to increase the DU fee. Another matter of concern that we plan to bring to the forefront is the DUSU failure in the past five years.

How do you think ABVP is better than other parties?
One of the points in our agenda is to highlight the golden era of ABVP. This was the first party to initiate the concept of revaluation in DU.

What are your chances of winning these elections?
Well, the toughest competition will be coming in from NSUI but we are prepared for that. Last year three NSUI candidates won the elections and they went on to contest