Aalo, Feb 28: The District-Level Nodal Round of the Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament 2026 was successfully organised at Saint Francis De Sales College here on Saturday. The programme was conducted by the NSS Unit of the college in association with My Bharat, West Siang district, under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Held on the theme “50 Years of Emergency: Lessons for Indian Democracy, a total of 30 shortlisted participants took part in the deliberations. The best 10 participants from the District Round will represent West Siang at the State Round to held in Itanagar on a later date.
The programme began with a welcome address by Fr Jose Karipadathu, Principal of college. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of youth participation in democratic processes and encouraged students to use such platforms to develop leadership and critical thinking skills.
Gracing the inaugural session, Minli Raksap, social activist from Liromoba, in his address, emphasized the importance of safeguarding democratic values and encouraged the youth to remain aware, responsible , and actively engaged in nation building.
District Youth Officer Pawan Kumar Rav highlighted the role of youth in nation-building and the importance of strengthening democratic values. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Kenli Ete, program coordinator, Viksit Bharat, Aalo.