Ahmedabad: The Youth Parliament of India 2018, a first of its kind event in Gujarat, brings together students of over 100 colleges and institutions from all over the state to participate in debates, dialogues and deliberations on a host of issues.

Under the guidance and moderation of stalwarts from fields like politics, health, sports, academics, media and literature , the students will get to voice their opinions on various topics.

The grand finale of the event will take place on the 14th and 15th of July at the Karnavati University campus at Uvarsad , near Gandhinagar.

A detailed itinerary of the 2 day event is provided towards the end of this note.

The elimination rounds for the event are underway and 16 best students will be selected for the 2 days of the Youth Parliament of India 2018.

Besides cash prizes the winners of the Youth Parliament of India 2018 will be given opportunities to intern with various political parties.

” The growing youth population of the country is a reservoir of energy and intelligence. However often we are told that the youngsters are not interested in current issues or holding debates and dialogues related to the development of the society. So we decide to provide an opportunity for the youngsters to understand the importance of dialogue, debate and operating in a democratic framework, “said Ritesh Hada, President, Karnavati University.

” We are grateful that some of the top names from various fields who agreed to be panellists and moderators for the 2 day event. Their support and solidarity has been valuable to the entire team organizing the event. We hope to make this an annual event,” added Hada.

Tentative itinerary of the Event:

Day – 1, 14th July 2018, Saturday – 09:30am to 05:30pm

Inauguration Ceremony – 09:30am

Day – 2, 15th July 2018, Sunday – 10:00am to 06:00pm

Valedictory Ceremony – 04:30pm

List of Guest of Honour and Speakers:

Day – 1, 14th July 2018, Saturday

Inauguration by,

Shri Amit Shah
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and National President, BJP

In the presence of,

Shri Vijay Rupani
Chief Minister, Gujarat

Guest of Honour,

Shri Jitu Vaghani
State President, BJP Gujarat

Shri Pradeepsinh Jadeja
MoS Home, Govt. of Gujarat

Session 1, Day 1, Speakers

(Topic: Digital Intolerance)

Shri Bhupendra Yadav
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and National General Secretary, BJP

Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and National Spokesperson, BJP

Ms. Priyanka Chaturvedi
National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress

Mr. Sam Pitroda
Former Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information
Infrastructure & Innovations-PIII

Session 2, Day 1, Speakers

(Topic: Control policies in India and their effectiveness with
reference to de addiction from tobacco, alcohol and drugs)

Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
MoS, Road Transport & Highways, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shipping,
Govt. of India

Director General Rajendra Singh, PTM, TM
Director General, Indian Coast Guard

Dr. Anil Jain
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and National General Secretary, BJP

Shri Hari Om Gandhi
Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau

Dr. Tejas Patel
Chairman, Apex Heart Institute

Day – 2, 15th July 2018, Sunday

Session 1, Day 2, Honourable Speakers

(Topic: EMPLOYMENT AND Entrepreneurship)

Dr. Kiran Bedi
Lt. Governor, Puducherry

Dr. Subramanian Swamy
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)

Ms. Sushmita Dev
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

Ms. Poonam Mahajan
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and National President, BJYM

Ms. Meenakshi Natarajan
Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

Session 2, Day 2, Speakers
(Topic: One Nation. One Election.)

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and National Vice-President, BJP

Dr. Sambit Patra
National Spokesperson, BJP

Shri Pawan Khera
Senior Leader, Indian National Congress

Shri Akhilesh Pratap Singh
National Media Panellist, Indian National Congress

Shri Shankarbhai Chaudhary
Chairman – Banas Dairy and Vice-Chairman – The Gujarat State Co-op. Bank Ltd.

Valedictory Ceremony,

Chief Guest

Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, AVSM (Retd.)
Union MoS, Govt. of India

Guests of Honour

Shri Nitinbhai Patel
Deputy Chief Minister, Gujarat

Shri Parshottam Rupala
MoS, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Govt. of India

Sant Param Poojya Sahebji
President, Anoopam Mission, Mogri

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