PU student council poll: Gala day for students of university, city colleges

With just two days to go for the elections to the Panjab University Student Council (PUCSC), students of the university and a few colleges had a gala day as they were invited to cafes and clubs in Sector 26 here. While the social media page of a party from DAV College, Sector 10, had publicly shared posters inviting students for a party in a club with free soft drinks and food, invitations for ‘fresher’s parties’ from two PU student bodies were being circulated on the social media.

Both these PU parties are backed by mainstream political parties and are also contesting the election in alliance.

Outside a certain club in Sector 26, a huge crowd of students from the SGGS Khalsa College, Sector 26, was present and they were being let in by the organisers after checking their Aadhaar and college identity cards. “It is our first year in the college and this is an opportunity to enjoy and interact with each other. We were invited here by a student party from our college,” said an undergraduate student from SGGS Khalsa College waiting for his turn to enter the club.

Three parties were organised in another club. While the first party was organised by the DAV College unit of INSO in the presence of their candidates, the pictures of which were also uploaded on the social media platforms, the second and third party were reportedly organised by two parties from the PU. “It is convenient to hold different parties in the same club the same day. Since the food is to be prepared in bulk, club management offer discounts as well,” said a PU campus student leader.