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ABVP-led DUSU Backs Women's Safety March at DU, Demands Zero Tolerance for Harassment
- •The ABVP-led Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) fully supported a women’s safety march on the DU campus, emphasizing no compromise on female students' security.
- •Female students and supporters marched from Miranda House, advocating for a safer campus, improved security, and quicker resolution of harassment and assault grievances.
- •DUSU Secretary Riya Chhawri and other student leaders participated, with elected ABVP representatives from college unions joining under the DUSU banner.
- •The march follows heightened concerns over women’s safety in Delhi, including a recent alleged sexual assault near Aastha Kunj.
- •DUSU committed to pressing the university administration for concrete steps, including speedy complaint redressal, improved security infrastructure (lighting, CCTV, patrols), and safer commuting options.
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The march was triggered by heightened concerns over women's safety in the national capital following recent alleged sexual assault cases, including an incident near Aastha Kunj that sparked multiple protests by Delhi University students over the past week.
DUSU leaders are pressing the university administration for concrete steps including better security infrastructure like improved lighting, CCTV installations, and patrols, along with safer commuting options and quicker grievance redressal for harassment and assault.
ABVP representatives alleged that Left-wing student groups remained conspicuously silent on several recent cases involving female students, accusing them of practising opportunistic and selective 'managed feminism' based on political convenience.