JCD feuding spills out
OUTRAGED at the announcemment of the formation of JCD's new central committee, the faction feeling aggreived by the decision reacted violently. The reason behind such fierce expression of dissent has had to do with apparently not pursuing democratic procedure to form student body's new central committee. It didn't even spare vandalising the party's central office. The persuausive words of some central leaders fell on deaf ears on the infighting student activists.
JCD's election rules were allegedly violated. In one instance, against four posts 124 were taken instead of 26 as per rules. Moreover, many among the new committee were non-students.
As the students' wing of a large party JCD was expected to hold its councils. It is the councillors who would elect the leadership. But councils have not been formed for a long time. It's basically a reflection of the lack of inner-party democracy and setting aside the principle of election to make room for arbitrary selction of office bearers.
On one hand, JCD leadership claims it fighting to establish a democratic culture by forming a new committee, on the other it is being arbitrary in its selection of its leadership.
Although the internal feuds spilled over to the street and damaged part of the central office the police sadly played the role of bystanders, not surprisingly perhaps.
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