We speak to Sunny Chillar, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) contesting DUSU elections for the post of President. 

Chillar begins by clarifying NSUI’s stance on the recent scrapping down of section 377, and how the party is in favour of the Supreme Court’s decision, although he fails to provide a roadmap on how he would go about protecting the LGBT communities’ rights on campus.

When asked about NSUI’s national president Fairoz Khan, and the allegations against him on sexual assault, Chillar said: “There is no concrete evidence against our national president, and there is a committee formed within the party to investigate this.”

Chillar’s statements come prematurely, as the investigation is still ongoing—and the committee formed is temporary—and will not seek to permanently exist to work against sexual harassment on campus.   

The next issue addressed here is that of hostel constructions, and basic campus life in DU. When we asked Sunny how the NSUI will work towards enriching student’s lives on campus, we were told about how his party is pushing for 24×7 library access, and for the construction of more hostels near campus.