New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Rs.1 lakh security bond

In a significant move in favour of student candidates, the requirement of submitting the Rs.1 lakh security bond, which was introduced last year, has been dropped during this election season. Introduced as a measure to prevent property defacement, the heavy monetary clause faced strong backlash from student bodies who argued how it financially skewed the election field toward the affluent candidates. Sharing his views on this, Aryan Maan, current DUSU president says, "Its a big achievement for student candidates. We had heavily opposed this decision last year and are it is more than justified that has now been scrapped. Students from across all states, all financial backgrounds and statures i...