WCSU 2014-15: Gulfiza Khan Union and the Library Row

The AMU Women’s College Students’ Union for 2014-15 was elected on 29 October 2014, with Gulfiza Khan as President, Noorain Batool as Vice-President and Afra Khanam as Honorary Secretary. Weeks later, the union led women students’ demands during the row over undergraduate women’s access to the Maulana Azad Library.

WCSU 2014-15 office-bearers

Dr Roohi Ahmad was the Chief Election Officer. The Secretary’s name is spelt Afra Khanam in the results and Afra Khanum in later reports.

Cabinet 2014-15

Nisha Parveen (highest votes), Anam, Aiman, Arwa Khanam, Samra Hasan, Samar Rahat, Rabiya Parveen and Verda Sherwani.

What happened during the 2014-15 union

• 11 November 2014: After the VC turned down the demand for library access, Gulfiza Khan asked for safety measures instead of restrictions, round-the-clock ambulance and medical services, longer library hours and better Wi-Fi. Afra Khanum asked for a visitors’ room for parents. (Ummid.com)
• 12 November 2014: The Women’s College union and AMUSU led a joint march of more than 2,000 women students, protesting what they called distorted media reports of their demands. They asked the HRD Ministry to fund the Women’s College library. (Oneindia / PTI)
• 7 December 2014: Undergraduate women were allowed into the Maulana Azad Library after Allahabad High Court orders, though a later notice limited their access to Sunday mornings. (SheThePeople)

More on the library: Maulana Azad Library AMU. The AMUSU union of the same year: AMUSU 2014-15.

Next union: WCSU 2016-17 (Nagma Sharif). See every Women’s College union on the WCSU page.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: Ummid.com, 30 October 2014; Ummid.com, 11 November 2014; Oneindia; SheThePeople.