Jharkhand: State assembly to host youth parliament

RANCHI: Jharkhand assembly with the support of Delhi-based non-profit organisation PRS Legislative Research, will host the first youth parliament on October 30-31 in the new assembly building.
The idea is to create awareness about legislative processes among youth and give them an opportunity to gain hands-on experience through a mock session of the assembly.
The assembly secretariat has made elaborate arrangements for the youth parliament, a first of its kind in its 21-year-old history. Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahto, minister Mithilesh Thakur, Jharkhand assembly secretary Mahendra Prasad and legislative expert from PRS, Chakshu Rai, addressed media here on Wednesday to share the details of the selection process and event plan.
Mahto said the future leaders are shaped at an young age and unless there is an exposure to the system which governs the people, there remains a disconnect. “I am inspired by young blood like Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg who have raised their voice at an young age. Even we have bright children like them in Jharkhand but there is a need to provide them with a stage,” he said.