Morung Express News
Dimapur | January 18
Young people from different educational institutions in Dimapur were sensitized on the “Role of youth participation in understanding and making our Constitution come alive,” on Wednesday at DBDL Hall, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur.
The programme was organized by Community Avenue Network (CAN) Youth under the Samvidhan LIVE – The Jagrik Project, Common Action Day culmination event.
Panelist on the topic, Joel Nillo Kath, Convenor of ACAUT said that besides knowing the fundamental rights, it was also important to perform fundamental duties and urged upon young people to lead by examples.
He was of the view that many good citizens do not exercise their franchise thereby creating political space for unprincipled people during elections. The ACAUT leader also said that it was difficult to fight corruption since it becomes a personal issue. “What we “(ACAUT) are doing is a matter of duty and responsibility and not finger-pointing,” he added.
Joel pointed out that Naga people were too complacent in complaining to appropriate authorities even when wrong doings take place in front of them and encouraged young people to take the lead.
Another panellist, Imliben Lemtur, President of Nagaland Law Students’ Federation said that people were aware of their fundamental rights but do not perform fundamental duties. She said fundamental rights and fundamental duties are two sides of the same coin and that people needed to give importance to both aspects equally.
Speaking about the Constitution of India, she posed a question on whether the “Constitution in true terms expresses the will of the people or just a tool in the hands of some hungry politicians.”
He encouraged students not to merely study Constitution in their syllabus for the sake of qualification but to utilize it effectively and appropriately.
The Jagrik Campaign is an initiative of ComMutiny – The Youth Collective Delhi and its forum members, Samvidhan LIVE. The Jagrik Project is a journey to engage young Jagriks between the ages of 16-30 years in different parts of the country to experience the Constitution.
CAN Youth is a partner for the two-month long campaign engaging 24 young people to involve in different activity and task on Fundamental Duty and Fundamental Right by conducting survey with the community.
