National Students' Union of India
| Abbreviation | NSUI |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 9, 1971 |
| Type | Student Organisation |
| Headquarters | India |
|
National President
|
Roji M. John |
|
Vice President
|
Bharat Kumar, Amrita Dhawan, Kumar Chach a, Mohit Sharma |
|
General Secretary
|
Shahnawaz Shaikh, Gobind Khatra, Gulab Sinh Rajput, Nigam Bhandari, Bhushan Penchalwar, Maheshmurti Leni Tai chachi |
| Website | NSUI |
The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is the student wing of the Indian National Congress party, formed on 9 April 1971.
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Membership
In order to become the 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. [1]
National Presidents of the NSUI
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| P R Kumaramangalam | 1971–74 |
| G. Mohan Gopal | 1974–76 |
| Geetanjali Maken | 1976–77 |
| K.K. Sharma | 1977–81 |
| Subhash Chowdhary | 1981–82 |
| Ramesh Chenithala | 1982–84 |
| Mukul Wasnik | 1984–86 |
| Manish Tewari | 1986–93 |
| Saleem Ahmad | 1993–97 |
| Alka Lamba | 1997–99 |
| Meenakshi Natarajan | 1999–2003 |
| Meenu Sharma | 2003–05 |
| Nadeem Javed | 2005–08 |
| Hibi Eden | 2008–2012 |
| Rohit Chaudhary | 2012–2014 |
| Roji John | 2014–Present |
Activities
In 2013, the NSUI had several run-ins with police. In November, two members of the NSUI were injured by police as they attempted to submit a memorandum to the district magistrate.[2] In late November, the NSUI filed a complain with the police against Madhu Kishwar, a writer who outed a journalist that had been allegedly sexually assaulted by Tarun Tejpal.[3]
In December 2013, the NSUI locked the cafeteria of Kashmir University, after NSUI members argued with a waiter and cafeteria staff.[4]
On 23 June 2011, NSUI members attacked and seriously injured the vice-chancellor of Gujarat Technological University.[5] On 8 January 2013, several NSUI members hurled stoned at the RSS office in Rambagh area in Indore resulting into police arresting 7 of NSUI members.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ u Membership terms
- ↑ NSUI students lathicharged during protest at inspector's office
- ↑ NSUI files complaint against Kishwar for tweeting survivor's name in Tejpal case
- ↑ NSUI "politicising" the atmosphere of KU
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External links
- National Students' Union of India official site
- Official All India Congress Committee website
- Official Indian National Congress website
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