UDSF to boycott Calicut varsity DSU polls

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The United Democratic Students’ Front (UDSF), a conjugation of the Kerala Students’ Union and the Muslim Students’ Federation, has decided to boycott the departmental students’ national (DSU) polls successful the University of Calicut scheduled for Friday, October 31.

The predetermination earlier held connected October 10 was cancelled pursuing allegations of procedural lapses.

A merchandise from the UDSF field committee said connected Thursday that a constabulary ailment had been filed against its candidates holding them liable for the alleged demolition of assemblage properties during the election. As per the proposal of the J.M. Lyngdoh committee, if the candidates contesting successful a students’ national predetermination are recovered to person been progressive successful violence, they could beryllium disqualified.

The UDSF leaders claimed that the constabulary ailment filed by Satheesh Palanki, who was the returning serviceman for the predetermination held earlier, and V.A. Shahana, president of the DSU, was an effort to disqualify their candidates successful the lawsuit of their victory. They besides alleged that Mr. Palanki and Mr. Shahana were trying to screen up the usurpation of rules they had resorted to during the erstwhile election.

Meanwhile, functionaries of the Students Federation of India (SFI) assemblage field committee said successful a merchandise that the UDSF was moving distant from the predetermination arsenic it was definite of getting defeated successful the process. The SFI leaders besides alleged that UDSF leaders had manhandled teachers and damaged polling materials connected October 10.

Published - October 30, 2025 08:06 p.m. IST

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