The Aam Aadmi Party’s student wing, Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), has launched a major initiative to assist students during Delhi University’s admission season. To support students particularly those coming from outside Delhi or facing financial difficulties ASAP has set up a dedicated Admission Help Desk outside the Arts Faculty. Alongside this, they have released zone-wise helpline numbers to address admission-related queries, ensuring that students don’t have to struggle due to lack of guidance.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, ASAP leaders Eeshna Gupta and Deepak Bansal highlighted the steps being taken to offer round-the-clock support to students. Eeshna Gupta stated that under the guidance of AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, ASAP has been actively involved in student welfare through cultural, social, and issue-based campaigns. She mentioned a recent instance at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, where ASAP provided water, food, and even financial aid to protesting students. Carrying forward this spirit of service, the newly launched help desk and helpline aim to assist students in real time with undergraduate and postgraduate admission concerns. Gupta emphasized that students from economically weaker backgrounds often lose out on opportunities due to lack of awareness, and ASAP is committed to bridging that gap.
Deepak Bansal further reinforced ASAP’s mission to raise real issues affecting students, contrasting it with what he called the “reel politics” of traditional student organisations. He criticized both ABVP and NSUI, comparing them to BJP and Congress, and accused them of reducing student politics to performative social media stunts. Referring to a recent DUSU office incident, Bansal claimed it was a scripted act by ABVP and NSUI leaders and symbolic of their failure to deliver on core student issues. He expressed disappointment over the lack of action following the fire at Zakir Hussain College, which lacked basic safety infrastructure. He also highlighted the poor condition of colleges like Aditi Mahavidyalaya and Bhagini Nivedita College, citing broken fans, unhygienic hostel food, and rising hostel fees despite deteriorating infrastructure.
ASAP has presented a list of demands to the DU administration, including installation of cold drinking water coolers, improvement in infrastructure and fire safety, and rollback of unjustified hostel fee hikes. The organisation has warned that if these demands are not met promptly, they will submit a memorandum to the Vice Chancellor and initiate a protest. Bansal concluded by reiterating that ASAP is focused on solving real problems and promoting accessible, quality education, as demonstrated by the Delhi model under Arvind Kejriwal’s leadership.
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