Port Blair, Feb 23: The State President, National Students Union of India, Shri. M.A Sajid has written a letter to the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration requesting him to postpone re-opening of colleges in A&N Islands after election.

In the letter, Sajid stated that the polling of Municipal & Panchayat Election is scheduled on 06.02.2022 and now if the Administration re-opens the colleges, it will affect the voting process as thousands of students residing in the inter-islands especially of North & Middle Andaman District and Southern Group of Islands will have to come at Port Blair and thereafter cannot exercise their voting rights in their respective villages.

On behalf of the students, he requested the Chief Secretary to postpone the reopening of colleges after 06.02.2022 so that students can vote in this election.