Students’ union holds debate competition at MSU

Vadodara: The students of MS University showed their oratory skills while presenting views on topics ranging from history to current issues of secularism and reservation during the inter-faculty debate competition. The meet was organized by the Students’ Union of MS University (SUMSU).

A screening round was held on the first day of the three-day event that ended on Friday. Around 90 participants were given two minutes to present their views on topics decided by the organizers.

The 24 candidates who qualified for the next round were divided into 12 teams. After the second round of the qualifiers, a talk show was organized where Colonel Vinod Falnikar and sergeant Sangeet Jha inspired the youth with their life stories.

The last day of the competition saw six teams, with two members each, fighting it out in the final round. The topics for the final round were: ‘Indian history: Only about the Mughals glory’, ‘the word secular is not secular in itself’ and ‘reservation system: A bit too prolonged’.

The team of Apurva Jha and Anjali Singh was declared as the winners.

Ayushi Patil and Nidhi Chawda, from Faculty of Social Work, were adjudged as the first runners-up. While Hekmatullah and Pratham Shah from the same faculty finished as third. Shah bagged the best debater trophy.