Student Parliament stresses importance of youth in politics

Nagpur : To celebrate the 75th year of Independence, the Nagpur University’s Student Parliament organized a five-day symposium to encourage students to express their views and opinions. The second day was designated for a panel discussion on ‘Role of Student Movement in Nation Building’.

The discussion was conducted on Wednesday evening at the NMC Town Hall, Mahal, in presence of several dignitaries and members from NU.

Vishnu Changde, a member of management council, moderated the discussion. Vice-chancellor Subhash Chaudhari and Pro-VC Sanjay Dudhe were among the guests. Changde discussed the importance of students’ participation in panel discussions and stated that a Model United Nations will be conducted next year.

Changde said, “We want to empower the younger generation to enter politics so that we can aspire for better development of India.”

There were eight panellists, namely Jagdish Panchbudhe from Rashtravadi Yuvak Congress, Akhilesh Bharatiya from ABVP, Shivani Wakhare from Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Nilesh Helonde from Yuva Sena, Nikhil Wankhede from the National Student Union of India, Mangesh Duke from Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena, Shrikant Meshram from the Students Parliament Panel, NU, and Varsha Shamkule from Nationalist Congress Party.

Putting forth his views, Meshram said, “A nation that spends its budget on education is the most successful.” Bharatiya said that today’s students are important citizens. We have constantly fought for their rights and basic issues,” said Bharatiya.

The panel discussion was followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by Changde. Giving example of Shrikant Jhichkar, Changde explained how he organized and took part in mock parliaments. The questions mainly revolved around online exams, students’ role models, a student’s behaviour after becoming a leader, nepotism in politics, and the importance of fair elections to avoid nepotism.

The discussion ended with a conclusion that the youngsters must enter politics and for this , they should take part in such panel discussions and youth parliament.

Addressing the students, Sanjay Dudhe said, “Our team has selected the top 100 participants for this Student Parliament after a rigorous process. There is no doubt that this platform will mould many potential leaders of the future.”

(With inputs from Sahil Pawar)