On September 16 in New Delhi, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) accused the Indian National Congress and its student wing NSUI of politicising student concerns, saying they first turned the Satya Niketan tragedy into a social‑media exercise and are now opposing a proposal to expand hostel capacity for 10,000 students.
ABVP Delhi State Secretary Sarthak Sharma said the shortage of safe, affordable accommodation has been a longstanding grievance among students and argued that the new hostel plan addresses that demand. He questioned why Congress‑NSUI, after previously highlighting the accommodation shortfall, is now raising objections, suggesting the move aims to keep the issue alive as a political controversy rather than seek solutions.
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Sharma also pointed to the Congress party’s decades‑long governance of Delhi, asking what measures were taken during that period to resolve the hostel deficit. ABVP reiterated its call for greater hostel capacity, framing the 10,000‑bed expansion as a necessary response to persistent student housing needs amid safety concerns raised by the Satya Niketan incident.
