Episode no. 92
This interview with Ravinder Singh Dhaliwal, Senate Member of Panjab University Chandigarh was published on 17 October 2022. In this interview, he was discussed about university elections. He said that what is changing about the university elections, it can be said only after the results, but there is a lot that is happening. The strangest thing is that according to the administration, whoever supports BJP will be given a job in the university and that is why ABVP is supported. By doing this, the ideology of RSS will be implemented. Positions in the university are used to intimidate parties. Now there are 10 AAP MLAs who are present in the university. But earlier this party used to accuse other parties. These leaders are deceiving students to vote by playing politics based on their region and community. During the conversation, he explained how political parties started in the university and which parties were formed over time and how the landscape of politics changed. Where are the university elections and election parties standing today? He said that this authority helps ABVP. Talking about the gang culture in the university, he said that it is normal to have fights during elections but the negative aspects are highlighted and Punjabi songs and movies show more bloodshed for entertainment. That there are gangsters in universities. But such persons may be without admission. He said that in exchange of votes, students are lured with phones, motorcycles, parties in clubs. He said that even 5% of the employees in the university do not speak Punjabi.
~kulwinder kaur bajwa