Birthday boy who won DUSU secretary post for NSUI wants 'One Course, One Fee'

There could not have been a better birthday gift for Ashish Lamba, the sole NSUI candidate to win a post in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls.

He bagged the post of the secretary, defeating ABVP's Yogit Rathi by a margin of 2,053 votes.

Lamba, who turned 24 on Friday, said he will reach out to students to ensure that the Congress-backed National Students' Union of India wins all four seats next year.

"We had released our manifesto after talking to students and understanding their problems. The ABVP has been making false promises for the last two years.

"Last year, they had fielded Ankiv Basoya for president and he had won but he was found to have submitted a fake degree," he said.

It is the first time that a "common student" like himself has won in the Delhi University Student's Union polls, Lamba claimed.

Lamba is a third-year law student and has represented the university at the World University Games.

As the secretary, he said he will take up the agenda of 'One ...