Jammu, October 9 (). Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh addressed a program titled ‘Students for One Nation One Election’ at Jammu University on Thursday. During this, he said that frequent elections in the country have given rise to policy inaction and wastage of financial resources.
Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that these elections have also given rise to a culture of freebies and opportunism. In fact, such haphazard elections even corrupt the voters. Some political parties are opposing simultaneous elections because of their narrow interests.
He said that this round of elections across the country diverts attention from good governance. Political parties focus more on election related activities to achieve victory, leaving less time for development and essential governance.
The minister urged students to study the benefits of One Nation, One Election and discuss it with their peers.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that history is witness that revolutions are born from student movements. He said that youth below 40 years of age are the opinion makers as they represent more than 70 percent of India’s population. These youth will become the future leaders, policy makers and builders of a developed India.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the overall outcome of the last decade of the Modi government has been democratization of resources as well as opportunities for the youth. The government has also provided equal opportunities for the youth by providing them financial assistance to start their own business, thereby providing employment to others.
He said that it is heartening to see that young girls are opening their own food outlets on national highways under the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana. He said that Start Up India and Stand Up India scheme is proving fruitful and a large number of B-towns are appearing on the startup map of India.
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