Counting of votes for the Jawaharlal Nehru U꧑niversity Students' Union (JNUSU) polls was suspended early morning after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members protested alleging they were not informed about the p🎃rocess.
In a statement, the JNU Ele🐬ction Commit📖tee said it suspended the counting temporarily but refused to name the party which protested.
Counting of votes for the Jawaharlal Nehru U꧑niversity Students' Union (JNUSU) polls was suspended early morning after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members protested alleging they were not informed about the p🎃rocess.
The ABVP said their counting agent𓆉 was not informed about the beginning of counting of votes polled in science schools.
In a 🧜statement, the JNU Election Committee said it suspended the counting temporarily but refused to name the party which protested.
Members of Left student unions alleged that♔ the ABVP created a ruckus. The ABVP denied the allegation✃.
"The counting process, which began on September 14 at 10 pm has been suspended due to forcible entry into the counting venue and attempts to snatch away the sealed ballot boxes as well as ballot papers from our counting ce💟ntres," according to the Left bloc.
They also claimed that the✃ir members, including wom♊en, faced intimidation.
The Left bloc claimed, "ꦓAround 4:00am, ABVP broke the glasses of the School of International Studies building. EC stopped t✤he counting indefinitely."
They also c🧸laimed the ABVP counting agent was called but he did not turn up on time.
Vijay Kumar, ABVP president of JNU, said theiꦯr counting agent was not called and the c🅘ounting process was initiated in front of the members of the Left outfit.
"We protested peacefully as the EC i꧒s biased towards the Left. We did not create any ruckus,ꦿ" he said.
The voter turnout in 🌼the keenly contested Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) election on Friday was 67.8 per cent, believed to♛ be the highest in six years. Over 5,000 students cast their votes.
The Left-backed All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and All India Students' Federation (AISF) have come together ✤to form the United-Left alliance.
Besides the Left bloc, there are candidates of ABVP, NSUI (Natio💃nal Students' Union of India) and BAPSA (B🐟irsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association).
Technical glitches in EVMs had led to a ruckus during the counting process for Delh🦹i University Students' Union polls on Thursday, leading to suspension of counting for close to three hours. The counting had resumed only after parties reached a consensus.
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