The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) held a torchlight procession on the university campus on Monday night over the delay in releasing the JNUSU election notification and the opening of the newly constructed Barak hostel.

Over the delay, the university said it had filed a petition before the Delhi High Court seeking clarity over the Lyngdoh Committee Report on the conduct of the student poll.

Dhananjay, the JNUSU president, alleged that the university is using it as an “excuse” to stall the election.

Last year, the notification for JNUSU was released on January 23, with the poll on March 22 and the result on March 24.

Although the Barak hostel was inaugurated last year, it remains non-operational due to repair work. Students have long demanded that it be opened and allocated to the beneficiaries.