Jammu, Sept. 21 -- Fresh questions have emerged over candidate selection within the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) after newly elected Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) Vice-President Deepanshu Shokeen alleged that he was denied the organisation's ticket because of his modest economic background.
Shokeen, who scripted history by winning the vice-president's post as an Independent candidate with a record margin, said his financial circumstances worked against him when the Congress-backed student wing was finalising candidates for the prestigious DUSU elections.
"Money and muscle power often dominate DUSU elections. My economic condition was one of the reasons the NSUI denied me the mandate for the vice-president's post," Sh...