National Students' Union of India

The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress). It was established on the 9th of April, 1971, founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students Union and the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad to form a national students' organisation.

National Students' Union of India
Formation9 April 1971 (1971-04-09)
TypeStudent wing
Legal statusActive
Headquarters5, Raisina Road, New Delhi
Membership
5.5 million
Chairperson
Mallikarjun Kharge
President
Neeraj Kundan
AICC Incharge
Kanhaiya Kumar [1]
WebsiteNSUI

Membership

In order to become a member of NSUI, one must be under 27 years of age, must be a student, must be a citizen of India, must not be part of any other political organisation and must not have been convicted of any criminal activity in past.[2] NSUI categorizes its members into "Primary Members" and "Active Members". An aspiring member who applies for NSUI Membership, becomes a Primary member after the organisation's scrutiny process.

Campaigns

'Burn the chaddi' campaign

In June 2022 during the Karnataka textbook controversy the Congress students' wing NSUI (National Students Union of India) protested against the saffronisation of school textbooks. As a symbolic protest they burnt an underwear outside the Home of Education Minister BC Nagesh. They set fire to a pair of khaki shorts similar to the short in the uniform of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members.[3]

The BJP complained to the police accusing the NSUI activists of trying to burn the minister's house down. Siddaramaiah said, "During a protest, we symbolically burnt one underwear - just one underwear. But the police and government made it a big issue and said we are trying to burn the house... So let's start a chaddi-burning campaign,". The Congress launched a "burn-the-chaddi" campaign and Siddaramaiah announced that, as a sign of protest against RSS ‘chaddis’ would be burnt.[3]

Controversies

In November 2013, two members of the NSUI were injured by police as they attempted to submit a memorandum to the district magistrate.[4] In late November, the NSUI filed a complain with the police against Madhu Kishwar, a writer who ousted the journalist that had been allegedly sexually assaulted by Tarun Tejpal.[5] NSUI national secretary Akshay Kumar, who was also elected as the joint secretary of Delhi University Students' Union in 2010, allegedly submitted fake documents to secure admission in the Department of Buddhist Studies. An FIR (first information report) was filed against him by the Department of Buddhist Studies.[6] In 2018, NSUI president Fairoz Khan stepped down from the post following the charges of sexual harassment against him.[7]

JNU attack : Nikhil Savani, Gujarat NSUI general Secretary, among over 10 injured as student body clashes with ABVP during protest against campus violence.[8]

Prayagraj arresting : On 26 July 2022, NSUI workers protested vehemently at Allahabad University on Tuesday after the ED again called out Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald issue. Police arrested 15 protesters during the march. Those arrested are mainly Akhilesh Yadav, Himanshu Pachauri, Harkesh Kumar Harry, Amit Dwivedi, Satyam Kushwaha, Adarsh Singh Bhadauria, Durgesh Kumar Singh Murari, Rishabh Pandey, Akshay Krantiveer, Ajay Pandey, Ravish Mishra, Shashank Dwivedi, Abhishek Shukla, Vivek Verma included.

Varanasi attack : Valay Dutt Bajpai, NSUI Uttar Pradesh East General Secretary, ABVP students attacked the hostel of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth because the ABVP was wiped out in the student union of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth.

See also

References
  1. "कन्हैया कुमार को सोंपी बड़ी ज़िम्मेदारी".
  2. "u Membership terms". Login.nsui.in. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Karnataka: What is 'burn the chaddi' campaign? Know why politicians are burning underwears as protest". Free Press Journal. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "NSUI students lathicharged during protest at inspector's office". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "NSUI files complaint against Kishwar for tweeting survivor's name in Tejpal case". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. "NSUI national secretary submitted fake degree for admission in PhD course: DU Official". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. "NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after Congress worker levels sexual harassment charges against him". The Hindu. PTI. 16 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "JNU attack: Nikhil Savani, Gujarat NSUI gen secy, among over 10 injured as student body clashes with ABVP during protest against campus violence". 7 January 2020.
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