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New Delhi: A day before the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on Thursday accused the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of indulging in violence, and said that they are frustrated over its women-centric agenda of giving menstrual leave to girl students. Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, NSUI chief Neeraj Kundan said, “The elections between the NSUI and the ABVP are there in Delhi University. However, the entire administration is standing with the ABVP. And this is not surprising for us, the way in which the Delhi University has been facing violence as many of you have seen the video of violence and they are damaging the vehicles of the NSUI workers.” “In this election, the kind of criminal activities are being promoted…what kind of effect it will have on the students studying here? When such videos go viral, then their parents get sense of fear,” Kundan said. He said that the NSUI workers and students are the followers of Mahatma Gandhi and Bhagat Singh Ji and other freedom fighters and we will not fear from these kind of hooliganism. “We will win all the four seats in tomorrow DUSU elections,” he said. Meanwhile, NSUI national in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar said, “This is a serious concern as in last few days the kind of scene has been witnessed it concerning. The DU is a renowned university where students not only from India but also from abroad are studying. The BJP now a days says that it is digital India, thus the videos of the violence are getting viral and the parents of the students are getting worried.” He said that for the first time the third year students are also first time voters and the administration is promoting such th ...