INSO-SOPU sweeps PU elections

Chandigarh, September 4: INSO-SOPU alliance has sweeped PU polls as it won all the four seats in students’ council. Its candidates Amit defeated PUSU for President by 670 votes. Amit secured 3276 votes. ABVP-SOI candidate for the post could get only 336 votes.
PU INSO campus president Deepika Thakur created a history by becoming first Girl to be elected as General Secretary in PUCSC elections in last two decades. In this male dominated arena, earlier girls were being nominated by different students’ organisations to contest for Vice President Posts only. This year, it was the first time when a main stream student’s organisation has elected a girl (Deepika) as its PU campus president. Deepika defeated PUSU candidate Tenzin Negi by 570 votes.
INSO-SOPU candidates Virender Boora & Gaurav were declared elected as Vice President & Joint Secretary defeating their nearest rivals by 682 votes & 517 votes. They got 2880 votes, 2945 votes & 2985 votes respectively.
INSO PU campus president & PUCSC General Secretary Deepika Thakur has thanked all the students of PU for reposing faith in INSO-SOPU alliance. She said that INSO is committed to work for the students’ welfare and implementation of INSO-SOPU manifesto.
Earlier, in Government College, Sector 11, Mandeep Singh of the PUSU-INSO-HPSU alliance was unanimously elected president of students’ council.
INSO Haryana unit president Vikas Rathee, PU INSO leader Sukhdev Kundu, Chandigarh INSO president Sunil Kumar, PU INSO chairman Deepak Hooda, Neeraj Malik have congratulated the INSO-SOPU activists on their record win.
INSO had earlier aligned with SOPU in year 2006, that year also INSO-SOPU had won the three posts out of four, in year 2007, INSO had alliance with PUSU and the INSO-PUSU alliance had won on all the three seats as its Joint Secretary candidate’s nomination was cancelled.

Deepika steals the show in Open House

Chandigarh, September 3: INSO-SOPU panel Secretary Candidate Miss Deepika Thakur stole the show in open house debate today. In her fiery 10 minute speech, she raised the issues of girls’ participation in the students’ politics, the misplaced priorities in absence of planning committee and non-participation of students in national/international conferences. She said that students should decide on what is required in the University students, which made all students applause.
The crowd went into cheers, when Miss Deepika asked them whether they want Rose Garden or 100 computers, whether they want the bridge on students centre or the hostels, whether they want halogen lights in lawns or chemicals in labs. The students replied that they want computers, hostels and chemical in labs.
Miss Deepika referred to yahoo & Google search engines & asked students to search her name & other contestants for the secretary posts. Truth about their contribution will come out and help you in making a decision for the right choice, she added.
In her answers to questions put to her, Miss Deepika Thakur said that planning committee would formulate policies & priorities of the university as per the needs of the University. In another reply to the question on the mode of arranging participation in national & international conferences, she said that a separate student’s corner will be created on the PU website in which all the invitations received by the university would be compulsorily displayed. To another query, Miss Deepika said that PUWF has been planned as a purely non-political platform of the girls and she has never intended to use it politically. Her answers were widely appreciated by the students.
INSO-SOPU panel presidential candidate Mr Amit Bhatia spoke in chaste Punjabi. He took PUSU to task for its violence, inefficiency and incompetency. He also promised to fulfil the INSO-SOPU alliance manifesto. Mr Amit’s speech was also highly appreciated by the students as sloganeering followed throughout his speech.
INSO-SOPU supporters outnumbered the opponents. A head count at the open house, which is the most visible show of strength a day before the elections, pointed towards INSO-SOPU alliance being the clear frontrunner in the race for the four posts.

Deepika is INSO-SOPU Secretary candidate

Chandigarh, September 1: UIAMS student Amit, BMS student Mr Virender, Science scholar Deepika Thakur & UIET student Gaurav are INSO-SOPU panel candidates for President, Vice President, Secretary & Joint Secretary respectively. INSO-SOPU has earlier announced Rajwinder Singh as its presidential candidate, but his nomination was cancelled.
INSO-SOPU panel along with its leaders Barinder Singh Dhillon, Harpreet Multani, Vikas Rathee, Sukhdev Kundu, Sunil Kumar, Deepak Hooda Sudhir Mehra campaigned in different arts, science departments, UIET, BDS, BMS blocks. In evening the panel accompanied by hundreds of students campaigned in Girls Hostels.
While addressing the girls, INSO-SOPU secretary candidate Deepika Thakur called upon them to be vigilant & aware to recognise their true well wisher panel. She said that with the announcement of this grand alliance, all the opponents have lost their sleeps and are desperately trying to spread baseless rumours.
Mr Barinder Dhillon also called upon the students to vote for INSO-SOPU panel in the interest of all round development of the PU.
The panel got mammoth response in all the classes and hostels.

INSO-SOPU forms alliance

Deepika Thakur is INSO-SOPU General Secretary candidate
Chandigarh, August 31: In a major development related to PUCSC elections, INSO & SOPU has decided to forge alliance in PU students council elections.
SOPU candidate would contest for President, while INSO would contest for Vice President, General Secretary & Joint Secretary posts. This was announced by INSO-SOPU leaders Barinder Singh Dhillon, Harpreet Multani, Vikas Rathee, Deepika Thakur, Sunil Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Sukhdev Kundu in a joint INSO-SOPU press conference held at PU students centre on Monday. Senior SOPU leader Ranjeet Singh Raju & INSO leader Sudhir Mehra were also present on the occasion.
Law student Sardar Rajwinder Singh (Aulakh), BMS student Mr Virender Boora, Science scholar Deepika Thakur will be INSO-SOPU panel candidates for President, Vice President & General Secretary respectively. Joint Secretary Candidate, which will be from INSO, will be declared on Tuesday.
INSO-SOPU leaders Mr Dhillon & Deepika Thakur said that the alliance has been formed at the insistence of the students’ community to jointly fight for the students cause. We will jointly serve the students of PU, they said.
INSO-SOPU panel candidates campaigned in different arts, science departments, Boys and Girls Hostels. SOPU leader Barinder Singh Dhillon, Harpreet Multani, INSO leaders Sukhdev Kundu, Vikas Rathee, Deepak Hooda led the students canvassing today.
INSO-SOPU panel got huge response in all the classes and hostels. The alliance supporters were ecstatic over the development. INSO-SOPU candidate for General Secretary post, Ms Deepika Thakur cautioned the students against the propaganda and rumours. She called upon the girls to unitedly vote & support the INSO-SOPU grand alliance.

PUWF formed in PU

Panjab University Women Front

(Arise, awake & stop not till goal is reached)

PRESS RELEASE

Chandigarh, 31 August: In a unique initiative, Girl students of PU have formed a distinctive platform ‘Panjab University Women Front (PUWF)” to fight for the girls cause. This was announced by PU INSO campus president Deepika Thakur at a press conference at PU students centre on Monday.
“Arise, awake & stop not till goal is reached” will be the PUWF slogan, Deepika said. It is just a humble beginning, we will show our strength in November, she said while referring to scores of girls’ representatives present on the occasion, she added. PUWF logo was also released on the occasion.
Deepika called upon all the students organisations to follow the example set by INSO and give real responsibilities to the girls. “Why girls should be restrained to the post of Vice President, important posts like President & General Secretary should be offered to the girls”, she added. INSO has set up an example in women empowerment when a girl has been chosen to lead the organisation and made its PU campus president, she further added.
Girls should not be used as a rubber stamp to garner the girl’s votes but they should be part of all decision making, Deepika said. Girls can understand the students’ problems and girl leadership is the need of the hour, PUWF leader further added.
Deepika Thakur said that PUWF will be a non-political front of all girls irrespective of their political affiliations and leanings. She said that all girls of PU having a fire and spirit for taking up girls cause will be involved in the PUWF. She thanked INSO for providing such a non-political platform to the girl students of PU. She said that PUWF will consist of representatives from all girls’ hostels & day scholar girls of the PU whose primary task would be to highlight problems faced by girls in the university.
We have been working on modalities for the last one month and we have been able to formulate a team that has representatives of all sections/departments of students, Deepika added. PUWF units will also be opened in all the colleges, educational institutions of Chandigarh, she further added. I have already got calls from different colleges for the women front & Girls are very excited about it, said Deepika.
Deepika said that PUWF will work as a medium between authorities and the girls. There is a lack of communication between girls and the authorities, and in many cases, the girls are not able to approach the university authorities due to lack of any suitable platform, she added.
Girls have great power and PUWF will work for making all the girls realize their huge strength so that they do not have to go to others to protect hem selves or solving their problems, Deepika said. PUWF would directly take up the girls problems with the authorities, she added.

INSO MANIFESTO

INSO MANIFESTO

(Please comment & suggest)

OUR PROMISES

· Proper computer Laboratory with 100 computers studded with all the internet & facilities in University Library.
· Students will be given right to assess the performance of their teachers as per the UGC guidelines. This practice would provide more transparency and encourage impartiality.
· The students would not be asked to vacate the hostels till they complete their courses as it generally happens in the case of research scholars (M.Phil/LLM/ M. Pharmacy/M.Sc. Honours School). No extra charges would be charged from them.
· Students are not given opportunity to attend national/international seminars, conferences. INSO will ensure that all students get opportunity to attend those seminars as per the merit. All the invitations received at the university would be compulsorily available at the PU website on a designated student’s corner.

Constitution of Planning Committee of University shall be headed by D.S.W. with 2 Students as members. This Committee should be responsible for planning the future plans, needs of teaching blocks, hostels, laboratory, library facilities and more studies courses as per the requirement of the students community.

Lift charges for hostels to be abolished. No charge to be charged for lifts as it is basic requirement.

Concessional student passes on the pattern of Delhi Govt. where Rs.26 is charged per month for all bus routes.

Concessional student passes for students should be applicable in all the buses of CTU, Haryana and Punjab Roadways.

Framing of a uniform policy for allotment of hostel accommodation. All the lists of new admissions in hostels should be available at all the hostels and on PU website along with the percentage of the students. PU hostel policy should also be available on PU website, so that there is more transparency in hostel admissions.

Division of the hostel fees as well as hostel admission fees among those students, being forced to share rooms against their wishes or entitlement. All other hostel funds should also be divided among the students as they are using the facility meant for one student.

· Fundamental change in the revaluation system of the PU. The system has some inherent faults. PU Administration should refund the revaluation charges of student, whose marks get increased as it was not his fault that he was given lesser marks by the first examiner. Charges (if any are to be paid) should be paid by the first examiner, who gave lesser marks.
· Central University to PU with all the existing quotas for the university students.

Implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students from this year.

Separate hostel facility for research scholars.

· All the students enrolled under university should have the right to vote in PUCSC elections including ‘Department of Evening Studies’ students.

Recruitment of adequate number of Professors, Readers, Lecturers and non-teaching staff in various departments like BDS, Pharmacy, UIET, Law, MCA etc.

Solving the infrastructure problems of UIET & BDS campus.

Central placement cell, check on performance of departmental placement cells functioning.

Number of seats and scholarships for researchers from university side should be increased.

Organization of Job fests, sports fairs, Technology fairs, management fairs, pharmacy fairs, media fairs etc. on the university campus.

Priority should be given to P.U. students in all the new appointments to be given in P.U. and its colleges

Timely Stipend to all the research scholars

Girls should not be bound by the compulsion to eat at hostels mess. There should not be any fine for not eating.

Water coolers for all floors of girls hostel & in all blocks in Boys hostels.

· Implementation of election reforms for reducing the money and muscle power in students’ union elections.

· Appointment of lady Doctor at University Medical Centre. As there is no lady Doctor in the centre yet.

· No Fee Hike for students.

ACHIEVEMENTS (2007-2008)

· Fee structure was got rationalised in colleges. Earlier the different colleges charged different fee structures.
· No annual fee increase done in the year when INSO was in Council, which was earlier forced on the students every year. 5% hike was done by PU the previous year.
· Inclusion of students in many decision making committee related to students welfare.
· Daily allowance of the players increased.
· Participation of P.U. in almost every inter-varsity, Inter- Regional Tournament.
· New Gym for Girls.
· Improvement of facilities and purchasing of new equipments for multipurpose gym.
· WI- FI system in every hostel and related departments.
· Many job oriented courses started in P.U.
· Computer room in all hostels with internet connections.
· FEE started to be deposited in respective departments, earlier, which was only deposited in SBI earlier in long lines.
· Upgradation of existing laboratory facilities in sciences departments in terms of instruments and equipments, Rs 30 Lakh granted in this budget.
· Up-gradation of department libraries with the addition of new books, 48 Lakh granted in this budget.
· PhD courses started in almost all departments of the university
· Regular check ups of food and hygiene in every mess and canteen of the university & PU students council members.
· Organised job fest, sports fest, science fair at the university campus.
· Organised an anti ragging week from July 24,2008 INSO raised awareness against Ragging
· Pharmacy students were got delivered the pending stipend amount, which was pending for last ten months.
· PU Administration allowed improvement in papers to students of all the departments. Earlier this opportunity was not available for the students of certain departments like UIET and Chemical Engineering.
· Construction of sub-way to UIET and BDS Sec-25 Campus.
· Hostel facilities for BDS and UIET students being provided in the Sec-25 Campus only.
· Girls special buses for students.

PROMISES ACCEPTED BY PU BUT COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO INCOMPETENCY OF THE LAST STUDENTS COUNCIL

· Construction of four hostels for boys, four for girls
· Reading rooms facility for girls at Girls hostels.
· Implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students.
· Proper functioning of WI-FI system in all parts of every hostel and related departments.
· Geography and Psychology Master's Degree to be changed from Arts to Sciences i.e. M.A. to M.Sc.
· Proper functioning of Computer Labs of various departments.
· M.Phil. courses to be started in every department of the university.
· Provision of basic infrastructure and bathroom facilities in all the departments and hostels.
· University special buses to be started for morning and evening for students coming from Panchkula, Mohali, Pinjore, Kharar, Zirakpur etc.

INSO releases manifesto for PUCSC elections

Indian National Students Organisation
Press Release

Chandigarh, August 29: Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) has promised computer Lab with 100 computers studded with all the internet facilities, more students participation in national & international seminars/conferences, implementation of right to evaluate the performance of their teachers as per the UGC guidelines to provide more transparency and encourage impartiality.
This was announced by INSO PU campus president Deepika Thakur while releasing the election manifesto of INSO for the year 2009-2010. INSO is the first organisation to announce its manifesto. INSO leaders Vikas Rathee, Sukhdev Kundu, INSO PU campus chairman Deepak Hooda, INSO Chandigarh state president Sunil Kumar, former PUCSC General Secretary Mr Sunny Bhardwaj, INSO working president Sudhir Mehra, Mr Virender Boora, Mr Tapan Wadhwa, ex president, students council evening department Mr Avish Sharma and other INSO students’ leaders were also present on the occasion.
Miss Thakur said that INSO has all regards for Lecturers & teachers but right to evaluate would bring much needed transparency, responsibility & answerability in the education system. Regarding the participation in national/international seminar, she said that all the invitations for national/international seminars would be compulsorily available at the PU website on a designated student’s corner, so that all students could claim the participation as per the merit.
In another novel announcement, INSO has promised the constitution of Planning Committee of University, headed by either VC or D.S.W. with 2 Students as members. This Committee would help university in planning the future plans, needs of teaching blocks, hostels, laboratory, library facilities and more studies courses as per the requirement of the students’ community, Deepika added.
Lift charges for hostels would be got abolished and as they are part of basic requirement and not a luxury, announced INSO leaders. Concessional student passes on the pattern of Delhi Govt. would be got provided for all bus routes, applicable for all the buses of CTU, Haryana and Punjab Roadways, INSO manifesto said.
Framing of a uniform policy for allotment of hostel accommodation is another important election promise. All the lists of new admissions in hostels should be available at all the hostels and on PU website along with the percentage of the students, said Deepika. INSO has promised fundamental change in the revaluation system of the PU. PU Administration should refund the revaluation charges of student, whose marks get increased as it was not his fault that he was given lesser marks by the first examiner, said INSO leaders.
Central University to PU, implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students from this year, separate hostel facility for research scholars, more boys & girls hostels, voting right to all the students in PUCSC elections, recruitment of adequate number of Professors, Readers, Lecturers and non-teaching staff, no fee hike, central placement cell to check on performance of departmental placement cells functioning, organization of Job fests, sports fairs, Technology fairs, management fairs, pharmacy fairs, media fairs etc. on the university campus, priority to P.U. students in all the new appointments to be given in P.U. and its colleges, timely Stipend to all the research scholars, appointment of lady doctor in University Medical Centre are the other important election promises.
INSO also released a list of 22 achievements achieved by INSO during the 2007-2008 during the tenure when INSO was part of students council. They include rationalisation of fees, no annual fee increase, inclusion of students in many decision making committee related to students welfare, increase in daily allowance of the players, participation of P.U. in almost every inter-varsity, Inter- Regional Tournament, new Gym for Girls, improvement of facilities and purchasing of new equipments for multipurpose gym, computer room in all hostels with internet connections, fee started to be deposited in respective departments, earlier, which was only deposited in SBI earlier in long lines, up-gradation of existing laboratory facilities, up-gradation of department libraries with the addition of new books, PhD courses started in almost all departments of the university, organising of job fest, sports fest, science fair at the university campus etc.
INSO also claimed that many INSO demands accepted by the VC were in pipeline but had not been implemented yet. These demands include construction of four hostels for boys, four for girls, reading rooms facility for girls at Girls hostels, implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students, Geography and Psychology Master's Degree to be changed from Arts to Sciences i.e. M.A. to M.Sc., starting of M.Phil. Courses in all departments.

INSO calls for students harmony, condemns violence

Indian National Students Organisation

Press Note

Chandigarh, August 25: INSO has advised the other students’ organisation to observe restraint and to avoid violence at all costs. INSO PU campus president Miss Deepika Thakur disclosed that INSO will organise peace march at PU campus on 26 August against the violence.
Miss Deepika Thakur severally condemned the today's violent incident. She said that violence is harmful for the peaceful university atmosphere and put bad name to the PU and students politics. The violent incidents defame student politics, she added.
INSO leader Miss Deepika said that INSO has never supported any sort of violence. INSO has a policy to sideline the criminal elements from the students’ politics and other students’ organizations should also adopt it.

INSO organises blood donation camp at PU

INDIAN NATIONAL STUDENTS ORGANISATION

PRESS RELEASE

Chandigarh, August 26: 65 students donated blood at the blood donation camp organized today at Panjab University students centre. The blood donation camp was jointly organised by Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) & Lions & Lioness Club Panchkula.
District Blood Donation president, Lion Club, Mr S.S. Bhamra inaugurated the blood donation camp. Addressing the students on the occasion, Mr Bhamra appreciated the noble cause of contribution of blood towards saving life.
INSO PU campus president Deepika Thakur said that students and youth have great power & energy. They just need positive direction and constructive leadership & INSO is trying to provide an encouraging & affirmative leadership to them. She thanked the donors for their contribution and commitment to work for others.
INSO is the only organisation which is working on social causes like tree plantation, blood donation etc, she said.
Lion S.M. Monga, INSO leader Sukhdev Kundu, INSO PU campus chairman Deepak Hooda, INSO Chandigarh state president Sunil Kumar, former PUCSC General Secretary Mr Sunny Bhardwaj, INSO working president Sudhir Mehra, Mr Virender Boora, Mr Tapan Wadhwa, ex president, students council evening department Mr Avish Sharma and other INSO students’ leaders were also present on the occasion.

INSO organises peace march against violence

Indian National Students Organisation
Press Note

Chandigarh, August 26: INSO activists led by PU campus INSO president Miss Deepika Thakur organised peace march at PU campus against the violence in student’s politics. INSO activists also lighted candles at students centre.
While addressing the students, INSO President Miss Thakur called upon all the other students’ organisation to observe restraint to avoid violence. The violent incidents defame student politics, she added.
INSO leaders severally condemned the yesterday's violent incident. Students felt that violence is harmful for the peaceful university atmosphere and put bad name to the PU and students politics.
Large number of students including INSO leaders Sukhdev Kundu, INSO PU campus chairman Deepak Hooda, INSO Chandigarh state president Sunil Kumar, former PUCSC General Secretary Mr Sunny Bhardwaj, INSO working president Sudhir Mehra, Mr Virender Boora, Mr Tapan Wadhwa and other INSO students’ leaders participated in the peace march.

INSO organises peace march against violence

Indian National Students Organisation
Press Note

Chandigarh, August 26: INSO activists led by PU campus INSO president Miss Deepika Thakur organised peace march at PU campus against the violence in students politics. INSO activists also lighted candles at students centre.
While addressing the students, INSO President Miss Thakur called upon all the other students’ organisation to observe restraint to avoid violence. The violent incidents defame student politics, she added.
INSO leaders severally condemned the yesterday's violent incident. Students felt that violence is harmful for the peaceful university atmosphere and put bad name to the PU and students politics.
Large number of students including INSO leaders Sukhdev Kundu, INSO PU campus chairman Deepak Hooda, INSO Chandigarh state president Sunil Kumar, former PUCSC General Secretary Mr Sunny Bhardwaj, INSO working president Sudhir Mehra, Mr Virender Boora, Mr Tapan Wadhwa and other INSO students’ leaders participated in the peace march.

Press Release

Chandigarh, September 9: INSO-SOI presidential candidate, Sukhdev has called upon the students to vote on the performance of the candidates & students organisation rather than empty poll promises or other petty issues like region, caste, religion.

Sukhdev Kundu asked the students to assess the claims of students’ organisation by seeking corroborative material in their favour. He said that it is really sad that one other organisation was claiming Group Insurance Scheme as their achievement where as they never took up that issue with authorities.

Sukhdev Kundu said that INSO has achieved many landmark achievements despite the non-cooperative attitude by PU authorities. INSO managed to stalk 10 % annual fee increase by PU authorities. He challenged his opponents to prove even a single achievement fake out of its listed 19 achievements.

Sukhdev said that free distribution of Admission Information Booklet by INSO was another major achievement. INSO had got 30,000 such handbook printed and distributed them free for which PU used to charge Rs 400, he reminded. Fee structure rationalisation was another INSO contribution. Earlier the different colleges charged different fee structures, he added. He said that INSO has also given eleven of its demands being in pipe line of implementation by PU or Chandigarh Administration like Implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students.
INSO has documentary proofs to prove its claim of its achievements and matters being implemented, he further added.

INSO-SOI presidential candidate Sukhdev Kundu, vice president Deepikaa Gupta, secretary candidate Parambir Singh (Sunny) filed their nomination papers today. INSO-SOI candidates campaigned in three groups and covered UIET, BDS, Pharmacy, UBS, Law, Sciences departments today.

INSO Rubbishes opposition allegation

Press Release

Chandigarh, September 9: INSO state president Vikas Rathee has rubbished the allegation of its opposition organisations on distributing freebies. He said that other organisations have got frustrated due to the extensive support from all departments and hostels for INSO-SOI alliance.

Vikas Rathee said that all such allegations are baseless and INSO has always been known for its issue based approach. These allegations proved that opposition has got scared due to over whelming support for INSO alliance. He expressed surprise that the other two organisations, which were fighting fierce bloody battles in PU, have hatched a common conspiracy to counter the growing support for INSO.

INSO Manifesto for PUCSC elections

INSO-SOI MANIFESTO
Sukhdev Kundu Deepikaa Gupta Parambir Singh(Sunny)
President Vice President Secretary

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS-

1. Free distribution of Admission Information Booklet by INSO. Rs 400 is charged for University Handbook of Information. INSO got 30,000 such handbook printed and distributed them free.
2. Fee structure was got rationalised in colleges. Earlier the different colleges charged different fee strutures.
3. No annual fee increase done this year, which was earlier forced on the students every year. 5% hike was done by PU the previous year.
4. Inclusion of students in many decision making committee related to students welfare.
5. Daily allowance of the players increased.
6. Participation of P.U. in almost every inter-varsity, Inter- Regional Tournament.
7. New Gym for Girls.
8. Improvement of facilities and purchasing of new equipments for multipurpose gym.
9. WI- FI system in every hostel and related departments.
10. Many job oriented courses started in P.U.
11. Computer room in all hostels with internet connections.
12. FEE started to be deposited in respective departments, earlier, which was only deposited in SBI earlier in long lines.
13. Upgradation of existing laboratory facilities in sciences departments in terms of instruments and equipments, Rs 30 Lakh granted in this budget.
14. Up-gradation of department libraries with the addition of new books, 48 Lakh granted in this budget.
15. PhD courses started in almost all departments of the university
16. Regular check ups of food and hygiene in every mess and canteen of the university & PU students council members.
17. Organised job fest, sports fest, science fair at the university campus.
18. Organised an anti ragging week from July 24,2008 INSO raised awareness against Ragging
19. Pharmacy students were got delivered the pending stipend amount, which was pending for last ten months.

PROMISES ACCEPTED BY PU BUT UNDER PROCESS

1. Construction of four hostels for boys, four for girls
2. Reading rooms facility for girls at Girls hostels.
3. Implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students.
4. Proper functioning of WI- FI system in all parts of every hostel and related departments.
5. Geography and Psychology Master's Degree being changed from Arts to Sciences .i.e. M.A. to M.Sc.
6. Construction of sub-way to UIET and BDS Sec-25 Campus.
7. Hostel facilities for BDS and UIET students being provided in the Sec-25 Campus only.
8. Proper functioning of Computer Labs of various departments.
9. M.Phil. courses to be started in every department of the university.
10. Provision of basic infrastructure and bathroom facilities in all the departments and hostels.
11. University special buses to be started for morning and evening for students coming from Panchkula, Mohali, Pinjore, Kharar, Zirakpur etc.

OUR PROMISES

1. Central University to PU with all the existing quotas for the university students.
2. Implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students from this year.
3. Separate hostel facility for research scholars.
4. All the students enrolled under university should have the right to vote in PUCSC elections including ‘Department of Evening Studies’ students.
5. Recruitment of adequate number of Professors, Readers, Lecturers and non-teaching staff in various departments like BDS, Pharmacy, UIET, Law, MCA etc.
6. Solving the infrastructure problems of UIET & BDS campus like parking, canteen etc.
7. Constitution of Planning Committee of University shall be headed by D.S.W. with 2 Students as members and meetings of that committee should be held on weekly basis, this Planning Committee should be responsible for planning the future plans, needs of teaching blocks, hostels, laboratory, library facilities and more studies courses.
8. More National and International exposure to the students. National and International level conferences should be organized at university level for every department. Students should be given more opportunities to attend national and international conferences, meetings.
9. Central placement cell, check on performance of departmental placement cells functioning.
10. Number of seats and scholarships for researchers from university side should be increased.
11. Organization of Job fests, sports fairs, Technology fairs, management fairs, pharmacy fairs, media fairs etc. on the university campus.
12. Priority should be given to P.U. students in all the new appointments to be given in P.U. and its colleges
13. Concessional student passes on the pattern of Delhi Govt. where Rs.26 is charged per month for all bus routes.
14. Concessional student passes for students should be applicable in all the buses of CTU, Haryana and Punjab Roadways.
15. Timely Stipend to all the research scholars
16. Implementation of election reforms for reducing the money and muscle power in students’ union elections.
17. Girls should not be bound by the compulsion to eat at hostels mess. There should not be any fine for not eating.
18. Water coolers for all floors of girls hostel & in all blocks in Boys hostels.
19. Proper functioning of lift in girls hostels.
20. Framing of a uniform policy for allotment of hostel accommodation. All the lists of new admissions in hostels should be available at all the hostels and on PU website along with the percentage of the students. PU hostel policy should also be available on PU website, so that there is more transparency in hostel admissions. As per the fundamental ‘Right of Equality’ embedded in our constitution, there should not be any discretion or favouritism on such vital issues.
21. Division of the hostel fees as well as hostel admission fees among those students, being forced to share rooms against their wishes or entitlement. If there is crunch of hostel accommodation/seats, then PU has no right to earn over their adversities. All other hostel funds should also be divided among the students as they are using the facility meant for one student, he further added.
22. INSO demands to the revaluation system of the PU. The system has some inherent faults. Students are being made to pay, which are most of the time is fault of the examiner. PU Administration should refund the revaluation charges of student, whose marks get increased as it was not his fault that he was given lesser marks by the first examiner. Charges (if any are to be paid) should be paid by the first examiner, who gave lesser marks.
23. PU Administration should allow improvement in papers to students of all the departments. Currently this opportunity is not available for the students of certain departments like UIET and Chemical Engineering. In this competitive age, one should be given opportunity to improve his score. Some time, a student gets ill & is not able to score as per his potential, so opportunity to improve is must. The opportunity to improve should be available to all students after passing the concerned examination irrespective of completion of degrees.

INSO releases its manifesto

Press Release

Chandigarh, September 8: Indian National Students Organisation's (INSO)-Students Organisation of India (SOI) became the first students organisation to release its election manifesto.

In a unique step INSO alliance has released its achievements over a year. Releasing the manifesto, INSO-SOI presidential candidate, Sukhdev said that INSO will seek vote on its performance and issues rather than empty poll promises like other organisations. INSO achieved many milestones despite all the non cooperative attitude by PU authorities. INSO single handedly managed to stalk 10 % annual fee increase by PU authorities. 5% hike was done by PU the previous year. INSO has listed 19 such achievements and INSO has documentary proofs to prove its claim, he added.

Sukhdev said that free distribution of Admission Information Booklet by INSO was another major achievement. Rs 400 was charged for University Handbook of Information by PU. INSO got 30,000 such handbook printed and distributed them free, he reminded. Fee structure rationalisation was another INSO contribution. Earlier the different colleges charged different fee structures, he added.

Interestingly INSO has also listed eleven of its demands being in pipe line of implementation by PU or Chandigarh Administration like Implementation of Group Insurance Policy for P.U. students, Construction of four hostels for boys, four for girls, reading rooms facility for girls at Girls hostels, Geography and Psychology Master's Degree being changed from Arts to Sciences .i.e. M.A. to M.Sc etc.

INSO alliance has promised separate hostel facility for research scholars, right to vote in PUCSC elections to all the students enrolled in PU including ‘Department of Evening Studies’ , UIAMS and self financing courses. INSO-SOI has also promised to ensure recruitment of adequate number of Professors, Readers, Lecturers and non-teaching staff in various departments like BDS, Pharmacy, UIET, Law, MCA etc.

Framing of a uniform policy for allotment of hostel accommodation is another INSO promise. All the lists of new admissions in hostels would be available at all the hostels and on PU website along with the percentage of the students. As per the fundamental ‘Right of Equality’ embedded in our constitution, there should not be any discretion or favouritism on such vital issues, Sukhdev added.

Division of the hostel fees as well as hostel admission fees among those students, being forced to share rooms against their wishes or entitlement. INSO has also promised to work for the improved revaluation system. The system has some inherent faults & Students were being made to pay, which are most of the time is fault of the examiner, Sukhdev added. PU Administration should refund the revaluation charges of student, whose marks get increased as it was not his fault that he was given lesser marks by the first examiner.

Sukhdev is INSO-SOI presidential candidate, Paramvir Singh is Secretary

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Chandigarh, September 7: Sukhdev Kundu will be Indian National Students Organisation's (INSO)-Students Organisation of India (SOI) presidential candidate in PUCSC elections. Paramvir Singh (Sunny) will contest as INSO-SOI secretary candidate. Candidates for Vice President & Joint Secretary posts would be announced later.
Sukhdev is a senior research fellow with UGC in environment sciences. He is researching on Ghagghar river water pollution problems in Punjab & Haryana. He is also a founding member of SEED, a NGO working for environment and social issues apart from being an active student’s leader in PU.
Addressing the media persons, INSO-SOI presidential candidate Sukhdev said that INSO alliance would win by big margin as students of PU wanted a third alternative. INSO has always put forth innovative constructive issues and students, particularly girls & science students wanted us to not to ally with some particular organisations as they have failed to deliver again & again, said Sukhdev.
Sukhdev said that INSO-SOI panel will not make any false promises but contest on its achievements and concrete commitments. We have been able to achieve some path breaking milestones like free distribution of Admission Information Booklet, rationalisation of fee structure in PU, where many thousands rupees fee was reduced & stopping PU from hiking its 10% annual fee increase this year, he added.
Sukhdev said that INSO-SOI alliance would respect all Lyngdoh & PU guidelines and model code of conduct. He said that the alliance would use Blog, e-mail, SMS, hand made posters and other cost effective modes of election campaigning.
Deepika Thakur, herself a PhD scholar, said that PhD scholars & science students have great aspiration to have a sciences student as PU president. Girls are in favour of INSO-SOI as they have put up deserving and well-mannered candidates, she added.
INSO state president Vikas Rathee said that INSO respect the students opinion and has taken the decision to not to ally with SOPU & PUSU as they have no concern for the students issues. Their aim is just to win elections after that they have never taken up any issue with the authorities. It was only INSO, which kept on putting up students demands on all occasions and at all forums including Governor, Adviser and PU VC, he added.
SOI national president Raju Khanna said that INSO-SOI alliance is a natural alliance and would continue as both have common concern for the students cause. He said that SOI & INSO would emerge victorious as both supplement each other.
Chandigarh SOI president, Pradeep Pal Singh, PUCSC secretary Sunny Bhardwaj, INSO General Secretary Sunil Kumar, INSO PU campus president Deepak Hooda PU campus president, Sarabdeep Singh were also present in the press conference.

INSO constitutes candidate selection committee

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Chandigarh, September 3: Indian National Students Organisation's (INSO) has constituted a three member candidate selection committee to select its cadidates in oncoming students council elections.

PU campus Chairman, Sukhdev Kundu disclosed that committee would comprise of INSO General Secretary, Sunil Kumar, PU INSO president, Deepak Hooda and INSO senior vice president, Neeraj Malik. The selection committee would finalise the INSO candidates for different posts in PU and its affiliated colleges. He said that INSO has always believed in democracy and the selection would be done in a democratic way. All the INSO members interested in contesting elections can submit their names before the panel, he added.

In the another meeting held at sector 17 office of ASP, Mr Madhur Verma , INSO state president, Vikas Rathee said that notice boards erected last year on the INSO demand has yet not been allocated to different students organisation and they can become a cause of student conflict, so PU authorities should recognise the students organisation on their past performance and distribute the boards among them. The demand was agreed in the meeting.

MEMORANDUM FOR HOSTEL PROBLEMS

INDIAN NATIONAL STUDENTS ORGANISATION

MEMORANDUM

Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) wants to draw attention of Panjab University authorities towards various hostel problems & need to put prices of Students centre & market under control for the students of PU.

The problem of hostels was discussed with your good self many times by INSO delegation in this academic session, the previous year on September 2, 2007. The matter was again discussed with you on November 23, 2007, after the election of PU students Council, when you had accepted our contention & need of more hostels. Both the matters were widely reported in local media on September 3 & November 24 last year. We had also raised this vital student issue with UT Administrator, His Excellency, Gen. (Retd.) S. F. Rodrigues last year. But the issue is yet to be sorted out to the satisfaction of the students’ community of PU.

1. PU should constitute a committee involving students’ representatives, which should put limit on the rates of all commodities available in the Students Centre and PU market. The rates of the food items should be less than the general market, where as these are either at par or more than that. PU may waive off the rents in the larger interests of the students community or charge same rents from all the shopkeepers.

2. Some departments like diploma students of Psychology has now been denied hostels, where as they have been living in the hostels earlier. All students should be provided hostels and PU should make some interim arrangements like vacating hostels meant for students and converting more buildings into hostels for the time being.

3. As more number of seats are going to be increased from next year, INSO reiterates that PU should plan and construct four boys & four girls hostels this year, So that students may not have to face same problems next year.

4. INSO also requests you to make a uniform policy for allotment of hostel accommodation. All the lists of new admissions in hostels should be available at all the hostels and on PU website along with the percentage of the students. PU hostel policy should also be available on PU website, so that there is more transparency in hostel admissions. As per the fundamental ‘Right of Equality’ embedded in our constitution, there should not be any discretion or favouritism on such vital issues.


5. PU should divide the hostel fees as well as hostel admission fees among those students, being forced to share rooms against their wishes or entitlement. INSO also want to draw your attention towards two or three senior girls and boys’ students of UIET, BDS, Pharmacy and other departments being provided one cubicle room, meant for one student. If there is crunch of hostel accommodation/seats, then PU has no right to earn over their adversities.

6. All other hostel funds should also be divided among the students as they are using the facility meant for one student.


7. INSO also want to reiterate its long pending demand of separate hostels for PhD scholars. PhD scholars are given separate hostels in all other universities; we should also provide them separate hostels as per their seniority. INSO has been raising the issue for the last two years.

8. Reading room facility should be available at all Girls hostels. It is urgently required as girls cannot enter hostels after 9 PM or 9.30 PM, they cannot avail University Library after that time. The entry time of all the girls’ hostels should be 10.00 PM and uniform for all the girls hostels.

9. Girls should not be bound by the compulsion to eat at hostels mess. There should not be any fine for not eating.

10. PU should ensure proper functioning of WI- FI system in every hostel and related departments.

11. Hostel facilities for BDS and UIET students should be provided in the Sec-25 Campus only.

12. PU should provide vehicle facility for UIET and BDS students of Sec-25 campus from their respective hostels in PU main campus.

13. Regular check ups should be done to check food and hygiene in every mess and canteen of the university.

14. Provision of basic infrastructure and bathroom facilities in all hostels.


Sukhdev Kundu Deepak Hooda
Chairman, PU Unit, INSO President, PU Campus

INSO DEMANDS SOLUTION OF BDS STUDENTS PROBLEMS, VC ASSURES EARLY ACTION

Indian National Students Organisation
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Chandigarh, September 1: Students of Dental Institute, Panjab University led by Indian National Students organisation's (INSO) Chairman, Sukhdev Kundu protested today against the various problems like insufficient number of teaching faculty and fine of Rs 1000 on all the BDS students etc. Later INSO delegation also called on PU Vice Chancellor to submit the demands memorandum.
VC assured the INSO delegation that the process of recruitment of Professors, Readers, Lecturers would be initiated soon. Prof Sobti also assured the delegation that there demands would be duly considered.
INSO chairman, Sukhdev Kundu said that there was urgent requirement to recruit adequate number of Professors, Readers, Lecturers and non-teaching staff. As per the Dental College of India regulations, minimum staffing pattern for under graduate dental studies in 3rd year is 6 Professors, 13 Readers and 40 Lecturers, where as there is no Professor in the Dental Institute, he added. The number of Readers and Lecturers is also highly inadequate as only 5 Readers and 30 Lecturers are there in the institute.
This gross inadequacy of teaching faculty should be rectified at the earliest so as the students did not suffer from insufficient teaching staff, Sukhdev Kundu further added. DCI has power to derecognise the recognition, if the institute does not follow its directions and regulations, so the PU administration should give urgent attention to the issue.
INSO activists protested against the highly objectionable decision of fining Rs 1,000 on all the students for an alleged incident of ragging. It is totally unjustified and against the natural justice that all students are made to pay for the folly of one student, if any. In this, all the students cannot be fined for mistake of one person, INSO PU president, Deepak Hooda said.
Students said that there was acute parking problem in Dental Institute as whenever the rains come; the parking spot is flooded with mud and water. INSO leaders also highlighted the canteen problem in Dental Institute as well, as it was placed at the far end of the University. Students also demanded solution of other problems like lack of adequate Laboratory facilities, Library Books and separate hostel for boys and girls in sector 25.
INSO leaders said that PU should also make arrangements to highlight the Dental Institute as more publicity would get more patients and more practical exposure.

ADVISER ACCEPTS INSO DEMANDS, BUSES TO BE STARTED

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Chandigarh, August 25: Chandigarh Administration has agreed to Indian National Students organisation’s (INSO) demand about the need to start ‘Students–special buses’ in morning and evening for the students of Panchkula, Mohali and Chandigarh. This assurance was given by Adviser to UT Administrator, Chandigarh, Mr Pradip Mehra here today to INSO delegation led by INSO state president, Mr Vikas Rathee and INSO PU chairman, Mr Sukhdev Kundu.

INSO PU Chairman, Mr Kundu disclosed that meeting was very cordial and Adviser accepted the INSO demand of the students special buses so that students could come to their colleges/University and go back to their homes. He said that INSO leader apprised the adviser that Delhi Government has such arrangements for students of Delhi, where ‘U-special buses’ are run.

INSO delegation reminded the Adviser, Mr Mehra that they had met him last year on October 1, the first day of him in this tenure at Adviser office for the same demands. INSO delegation thanked the Adviser for implementing various demands like rationalisation of fees but many demands are pending despite students’ friendly attitude of the Adviser.

Adviser also agreed to INSO demand of roll back of fee hike done by some colleges to counter the rationalisation of fees. He said that he would personally see that students are not made to pay hefty amounts. He also assured that due action would be taken in the interests of students community.

INSO delegation also raised the issue of acute shortage of colleges and hostels in the city and need for more hostels for boys, girls and research scholars. INSO delegation requested the UT Administration to give more grants to PU and its colleges for the purpose of hostels and basic infrastructure. More colleges, job oriented courses needed to be provided to the students, INSO memorandum said.

INSO delegation also raised the issue of Government Colleges fees hike following the rationalisation of fees. INSO urged the Chandigarh Administration to rollback the hike & refund the fee hike to students.

INSO also raised its long pending demand of conferring the Central university status for the Panjab University. It said that PM had announced in his previous year’s Independence Day speech of setting up thirty new Central Universities in the country.

INSO has also demanded full implementation of Lyngdoh report in Chandigarh UT, as accepted by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. INSO delegation asked for students union elections and students representation in all the educational institutions like PGI, PEC, GMCH-32, polytechnic, arts, home science colleges in Chandigarh, where students’ elections were not held last year despite the Hon’ble Court’s guidelines.