All India Students Association

All India Students' Association (AISA) is a left wing student organisation in India. It describes itself as "the voice of the radical students' movement" and is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.[1] The association was previously affiliated to the Indian People's Front.[2] The association was founded in Allahabad on 9 August 1990 with the merger of several left wing students organisations across India. It has organisational presence in the states and union territories of Delhi,[3] Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,[4] Assam,[5] Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.[6][7] N. Sai Balaji is the national president of AISA and Sandeep Saurav is its National General Secretary.[8][9]

All India Students Association
AbbreviationAISA
Formation9 August 1990
TypeStudent Organisation
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersIndia
National President
N Sai Balaji
National General Secretary
Sandeep Yadav
National Vice-Presidents
Ashutosh, Kawalpreet, Ranvijay, Abhilasha, Mokhtar and Ranjeet
National Joint Secretaries
Ajaz, Ankit Uchholi, Swarnendu, Nilashis, Faizan, Shailesh and Abuleshu
AffiliationsCommunist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
Websitewww.aisa.in

Universities

The students association has presence in various major institutions of higher education in India; such as Patna University,[10][11] University of Allahabad,[12] Banaras Hindu University,[13] Kumaun University,[2] Jadavpur University,[14] University of Delhi,[15] University of Lucknow,[16] Tata Institute of Social Sciences[17][18] and Jawaharlal Nehru University HNB Garhwal University [19] among others. An unit of AISA also has consistently won Student union elections in Rikhnikhal Degree college, Pauri garhwal Uttarakhand since 2017.

AISA has consistently won in Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union elections since 2006.[20][21][22] The victory of AISF in 2016 JNUSU elections were the time when AISA lost its president-ship.

Since 2013, AISA is one of the major left force in Delhi University Students Union elections.[23][24][25]

Prominent Leaders

Chandrashekhar Prasad

Kavita Krishnan

Controversies

In 2016, a senior AISA leader was accused of rape.[26] He was expelled from the students organisation following the accusation.[27] He subsequently surrendered and was arrested by Delhi Police.[28]

See also

References
  1. "AISA : Manifesto". AISA. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. Gupta, J. S. (15 April 1993). "Students say 'no' to politics of communalism". India Today. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "Four-year undergraduate programme issue: Protesting students detained". The Economic Times. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. Mishra, Subhash (13 March 2020). "Left is right in Uttar Pradesh Congress?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. Das, Gaurav (12 March 2020). "Assam Rocked by Statewide Protests Demanding Akhil Gogoi's Release". The Wire (India). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. "dist wing of All-India Students Association to start agitation". The Statesman (India). 24 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. Chowdhury, Subhankar (14 March 2020). "Students of Calcutta seek help for Delhi riot victims". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. "AISA's 8th National Conference Calls for Nationwide Movement Against Common Central University Bill, CBCS, RUSA, 'Binding Commitments' at WTO, and Attacks on Campus Democracy!". AISA. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. "Office Bearers". All India Students' Association (AISA). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. Mishra, B. K. (9 December 2019). "117 remain in fray for PUSU polls | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. Kumar, Arun (8 December 2019). "PUSU polls result 2019: JAP, RJD end ABVP dominance, JD-U bites the dust". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. "Dalit law student murdered: Students of Allahabad University go on rampage, lay siege at DM's house". Firstpost. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  13. "Protests spread to BHU, Islamic seminary in Lucknow; 21 held in Aligarh". The Economic Times. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  14. "Jadavpur University student union elections held after 3 years, results to be announced today". India Today. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  15. "AAP, CPM Student Wings To Jointly Contest Delhi University Polls". NDTV.com. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  16. "Lucknow University teachers attacked, varsity closed". The Economic Times. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  17. "TISS students' protests now reach power corridors in New Delhi against withdrawal of financial aid for SC/ST scholars". Firstpost. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. Parasa, Rejeswari (19 December 2018). "Hyderabad: More students join hunger strike at tiss". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  19. Sanyal, Anindita (20 October 2016). "In Midnight Protest At JNU, Hundreds Surround Vice Chancellor Over Missing Student". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  20. "History repeats itself, AISA wins JNU polls". Deccan Herald. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  21. "AISA sweeps JNU's student union polls, wins all 4 top positions". IBN Live. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  22. "JNU: AISA wins polls, strong show by ABVP". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  23. "DUSU elections: Stand on 4-year course fuels AISA's rise". The Times of India. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  24. "Beating money power, left makes a mark in Delhi University polls". DNA India. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  25. "Choice-Based Credit System Leaves Students With No Choice". Tehelka Magazine, Volume 12 Issue 14. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  26. DelhiAugust 25, Indo-Asian News Service New; August 25, 2016UPDATED; Ist, 2016 09:49. "JNU rape case: Accused student leader surrenders before police". India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. "JNU rape case: Accused Anmol Ratan surrenders". Livemint. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  28. "JNU student allegedly raped by AISA activist". The Indian Express. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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