LPU Students meet Rahul Gandhi

Government for any country is said to be a set up which is of the people, made by the people and for the people. This is the basic agenda on which Indian government and government of many other countries is based. To facilitate the common people in taking decisions with the government and welcoming suggestions from the intellect of the country, Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament invited universities from the entire stretch of the country at his residence to pour in their views and ideas. From the Punjab region Lovely Professional University was selected to have a session with the MP. In total 9 students; 7 Management and 2 Engineering; were given an opportunity to be a part of the session along with Mr. Aman Mittal- Deputy Director of Department of International Affairs, Ms. Soosan Chhabra- Deputy Registrar and Mr. Rajiv Sobti- Deputy Dean. The discussion was an initiative of Rahul Gandhi to invite the education providers and intellect of the country in becoming an integral part of the growth policies to be framed for the country. He asked the members to come forward and share the problems/issues/new ideas which will help his government and the opposition to look upon the country with the eyes of a common man. He opined that the blame for ill-health of the country’s economy cannot be given to the politicians or the masses as a whole, rather the onus goes on to the bureaucrats who act as a middleman in all the proceedings and thus delay all the workings planned. He asked the educated people of the country especially the students to come forward and work with the important offices and help in streamlining the projects undertaken for the benefit of the country. He appealed the total elimination of the middlemen and said the power shall be in the hands of the public. He did not urge the students to join politics for that. He was of the view that staying outside the system and still benefitting the society by asking questions, pointing problems and working together to resolve them shall be the main motive of the today’s youth. He displayed strict reservation towards the long processes and cycles that the workings of the government and other big corporations have. As per him these long processes dilute the basic essence with which any project is started and the real benefit of any such project never reaches the masses; rather is distributed among the people who act as middlemen. Showing confidence in the Gen Z he said, “Till today the policies are framed for the country and imposed on the common masses because no one comes forward to frame them, question their relevance and ask about the productivity that any policy will bring. Millions of dollars of policies are framed by people having no ground knowledge and the common man accepts whole heartedly without analysing their consequences. I want people of your intellect and intelligence to become an active part in framing the policies of the country which will change the entire face of the country. Do not take the things as they come your way. Ask the basic questions of why, how, when and where and then accept anything. Become an active citizen of your country and give no right to anyone to dictate your life. Make full use of your education and knowledge and become the changers of the country. My office has people of your age group working with me and now I want more people to pour in their ideas and efforts.”