Intensifying Protests: Why Fear Student Elections? Gehlot Challenges CM Bhajanlal
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 06 August 2025 | The Mooknayak
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sharply questioned Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma over the prolonged delay in resuming student union elections in Rajasthan, accusing the BJP government of stifling youth voices.
During a meeting with a delegation from the All Rajasthan Student Union Election Struggle Committee at his Jaipur residence on July 24, Gehlot met student leaders who voiced frustration over the suspension of elections since December 2023. Addressing the delegation, Gehlot emphasized that student union elections are crucial for nurturing future leaders, citing his own tenure when his Congress government revived elections in 2010 after a BJP-imposed ban from 2003-2008 and again in 2022 post-COVID disruptions…