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Engineering Students participate in the District Youth Parliament 2020

31-Oct-2020
Engineering Students participate in the District Youth Parliament 2020

Ayesha Rasha, student of 2nd Year Information Science & Engineering and K. Samarth N. Kamath, student of 3rd Year Computer Science & Engineering represented Sahyadri in the District Youth Parliament 2020.
Nehru Yuva Kendra under the aegis of United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and UN Volunteers India jointly with Ministry of Youth and Affairs held the District Youth Parliament 2020 on 28 Oct’2020.
Inaugurating the Virtual Program, Dr. Rajendra K.V., Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, exhorted the students to utilize such opportunities to groom themselves as a better citizenry. These activities will go a long way in inculcating and realizing the roles and responsibilities of individuals in safeguarding the secular and democratic fabric of our constitution, he stated.
The Youth Parliament is a structured Simulation for educating the students on the functioning of our Parliamentary system. It makes the youth to realize their roles and responsibilities as citizens of this largest democracy, opined Atul J. Nikam, State Director, NYKS, Karnataka.
Speaking on the occasion, Debjani Samantaray, National Project Manager for Strengthening NYKS & NSS which is a Joint Project of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, UNV and UNDP, called on the participants to internalize the tenets of our constitution and the democratic process involved in the governance of our country. She said that these platforms provided an opportunity to Channelise the energy and enthusiasm of the youth for positive purposes.
Dr. Selvamani R., CEO, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath, Mr. Jain George, Deputy State Director, NYKS Karnataka were present on the occasion, among others.
Mr. Srinivasan Nandagopal, Convener of Centre for Integrated Learning, highlighted the process of conduct of the Youth Parliament while Mr. Raghuveer Souterpete, UNV, District Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra Mangaluru, conducted the virtual inauguration of the event.
Students, Ayesha Rasha and K. Samarth N. Kamath were part of the competition and held the roles of Opposition Member and Labour & Employment Minister respectively.

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