Chances of suspension of the forthcoming Free Students Union (FSU) election have increased.

At the meeting of seven party steering committee, held on Sunday evening, leaders of Maoists had proposed for postponing the student election stating that it would only create unhealthy competition among the unions affiliated with seven parties just ahead of Constituent Assembly (CA) election.

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai said that the FSU election would only widen rift among parties.

Moreover, Home Minister Krishna Sitaula expressed government’s difficulty in providing security to FSU election as it falls on the day when the Election Commission (EC) will publish the final list of candidates for April 10 CA election.

Earlier, in his meeting with delegation of Nepali Congress-affiliated Nepal Students Union (NSU), on Sunday morning, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had asked the student leaders to consider about postponing the FSU polls, said reports.

The steering committee is expected to meet on Monday as well to make a final decision in this regard. Till now, student unions affiliated with NC and Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) have said they want the election to proceed as planned while the pro-Maoist student union has called for its postponement.

The FSU elections are held in affiliate colleges of Tribhuwan University and Nepal Sanskrit University once every two year. This year, the FSU had been fixed for February 28. nepalnews.com sd Feb 04 08