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Giya Sood (UG '27) and Madiha Tariq (UG '27) report on the Presidential Debate which took place on 2nd May 2025. It was hosted by the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) and The Edict. Presidential candidates Insha Husain (UG ‘26) and Ahana Walanju (UG ‘26) from the United Students Front (USF), as well as the independent candidates Swapnanil Mukherjee (UG ‘26) and Swayam Nath (UG ‘26), presented their agendas and answered questions about their manifestos.

December 6, 1956 marked the loss of Bharat Ratna Dr B.R Ambedkar, lovingly referred to as Babasaheb Ambedkar. Babasaheb died peacefully in his sleep, three days after completing his final manuscript for Buddha and His Dhamma. The Buddhist cremation ceremony at Dadar Chowpatty beach on December 7, 1956, was marked by the presence of half a million grieving people

Somansh Sarangi (UG '26) and Fatema Tambawalla (UG '27) report on the new undertaking issued by the Registrar. This document requires students to declare that they are “not currently a member of or in association with any political party or organization.”

The Accountability Debate, the first event of this year’s election cycle took place on Friday, 25th April, 2025. It was hosted by the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) and moderated by The Edict.

Sharmistha Shivhare reports on the recent revocation of two students' cross-access privileges by the Registrar's Office, bypassing the Committee Against Disciplinary Infractions (CADI).

In a three-part series, The Edict examines the achievements of the Ministries within the Ashoka University Student Government (AUSG) over AY '24 - 25. This is part 3 of the series.