Dear Readers,
I am growing a little impatient as I lay crouched before my laptop waiting to hear the final results of the Student's Union elections held today in Universities and Colleges all across Rajasthan. The results for Bikaner and Jaipur are allready declared but counting is still going on in Udaipur and Jodhpur. One noticeable trend in this year's SU elections has been the upsurge of independent candidates. This shows that youth politics in our country is carving out a new path for itself.
Last year as well, the winner of the president's post in Rajasthan University, Jaipur was a girl from Jaisalmer who was ably guided by two stalwarts of student politics in Jaipur. This time over, similar mentoring has been observed at other places also. The students, on their behalf, have proven that they are willing to give their mandate to a third alternative provided it is stronger and more ingenious than the much repeated ABVP-NSUI options. I am in no way trying to portray an idealistic framework of students. Speaking specially of Rajasthan, we have observed time and again that these elections are determined by party maneuvers and have got hardly much to do with ideological confrontation. However, at the same time we cannot deny that student politics in this state is also accommodating new forces and giving vent to rising pressures: be it the new caste configurations, rise of oil economy in Barmer district or for that matter an anti-establishment fervor. I strongly argue that "teesra morcha" can be a viable option in our state.
Lastly, I want to mention a word of thanks to Mr. lyngdoh. I completely disagree with the two basic tenets of the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations( on the basis of which election procedure was stalled in JNU). Yet, some of the regulations that it has suggested have actually facilitated smoother transaction of election business. Reporting form the field, I observed today that the regulatory spirit of the committee recommendations have given a slight leverage to the one who conduct these elections. The question remains that for how long will this panoramic hue hold good?
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