Counting of votes for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls was suspended early morning after Akhil Bh🎉aratiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members protested alleging they were not informed about the process.
The ABVP said their counting agent was not informed about the beginning😼 of counting of votes polled in꧃ science schools.
In a statement, the JNU Election Comm𝓰ittee 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 seale⛦d ballot boxes as well as ballot papers from our counting centres," according to the Left bloc.
They also claimed that the❀ir members, including women, ꩲfaced intimidation.
😼The Left bloc claimed, "Around 4:00am, ABVP broke the glasses of the School of International Studies building. EC ꧅stopped the counting indefinitely."
They also claimed 🌼the ABVP counting agent was called but he did not turn up on time.
Vijay Kumar, ABVP president ꦗof JNU, said their counting agent was not called and the counting process was initiated in f𝔍ront of the members of the Left outfit.
&quo💯t;We protested peacefully as the EC is 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 six𒉰 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-Le⛎ft alliance.
Besides the Left bloc, there are candidates of ABVP, ꦫNSUI (National Students' Union of India) and BAPSA (Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students As𒅌sociation).
Technical glitches in EVMs had led to a ruckus during the counting process for Delhi 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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