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A controversy has erupted during the Aligarh Muslim University student elections, being organized after an eight-year hiatus following extensive student protests demanding polls similar to Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. During an election address, presidential candidate and third-year PhD history scholar Noman Ashraf sparked intense debate by raising international and national political issues rather than campus-specific matters like seat shortages, facilities, and academic concerns. The candidate referenced jailed figures Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, questioning labels attached to them before judicial verdicts and court trials conclude. Furthermore, the speech expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine, Gaza, Iran, and Sudan, while also demanding the release of former student and politician Azam Khan. Network reporters noted that the speeches within the university campus have heavily politicized the student elections, evoking strong reactions across student factions and political observers.

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00:00This is not ordinary university elections.
00:03For Aligarh University, the polls that are being held after eight years,
00:07remember for weeks and months there were these massive protests
00:09that had triggered a big showdown as well.
00:12But now an election speech that was made
00:15during these Aligarh Muslim University elections.
00:19Interestingly and shockingly though, of course,
00:22Sharjeele Imam and Umar Khalid were invoked on the stage.
00:26That's not it.
00:27You may think these are university elections, ladies and gentlemen,
00:30but Palestine, Gaza, Iran were part of election speech as well.
00:35Release of Azam Khan were part of the speech as well.
00:38For eight years, the AMU, a prestigious university,
00:41did not have student university elections
00:44and they were demanding if Delhi University can do it,
00:46if JNU can do it, why shouldn't AMU be allowed to hold elections?
00:49But this time when the elections were being held and being organised
00:52and speech started to come in from the candidates,
00:55the AMU presidential candidate is invoking Sharjeele Imam
00:58and Umar Khalid who are currently behind bars
01:01and have also issued an order about Aazam Khan being released.
01:05Let's listen in first to what this young candidate of the university had to say.
01:09I did not speak to the police, but I did not speak to the police.
01:18I spoke to the Shajeele Imam.
01:20I spoke to the Shajeele Imam,
01:22and I did not speak to you about him.
01:26I did not speak to the police.
01:32It was said that I could not speak to the police.
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02:45So, Noman Ashraf, who you heard earlier as well, is also one of the PhD scholars, third year in history,
02:51is one of the nine candidates for the students' university elections.
02:54And as these speeches are coming in, Ashish Srivastava is joining me.
02:58So, finally, elections are being held after eight years, but this doesn't seem like about the lack of seats,
03:04lack of facilities, more representation, better education, Sharjeeel Imam, Gaza, Palestine and Iran, Ashish.
03:16Yeah, of course. You can see this kind of statement which is given inside the AMU and where the election
03:21is going to be conducted now.
03:22So, which is a means that if you're talking about the Gaza, if you're talking about the Sharjeeel Imam,
03:29you're talking about the Azam Tha.
03:30So, what is the means of this? This is a politicized speech, which is, they just want to influence the
03:36students in AMU.
03:37And this is what they are doing. They are using this politics instead of us as they are just comparing
03:43everything with it.
03:44So, it is a message. They just want to give that whatever has happened in last year, last 10 years,
03:51last 8 years.
03:51They're just discussing everything.
03:53But this is the UNI election and where you can understand that this kind of speeches make a nuisance inside
04:00the campus.
04:00When are the elections to be held? What is the date? Is it in the hours or days to come?
04:08Yeah, it is going to be done now soon because the dates will be decided.
04:13But it is more important that what speech has been given by the candidates and what is the impact of
04:20this whole scene would be.
04:22So, this is a very important thing that what is being suggested.
04:25Stay on with me, stay on with me, Ashish, because we'll also try and understand what are the big issues
04:29when it comes to the AMU student university elections.
04:33Heated debates are on.
04:34But let's listen in on how beyond the university and why issues of when the mention of Sharjee Limam and
04:40Umar Khalid were made.
04:41A roaring applause from the audience.
04:50A roaring applause from the U.S.
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