Pune: “Only educated youths have the power of steering India to a clean India with clean politics,” said Anandiben Patel, Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and former chief minister of Gujarat. She was speaking at the convocation ceremony of 13th batch of students of Masters in Programme in Government (MPG) course of MIT School of Governance (SOG) on Thursday.
“Youths can change the course of the nation and they should prepare to be holistic politicians. I feel that we need to bring more women in politics as they have time and again proven to be good leaders,” Patel said.
Major Gen Anil Verma (Retd), Head of Association for Democratic Reforms, Sachin Sawant, General Secretary and Spokesperson, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, Hemant Godse, Shiv Sena MP from Nashik, Professor Dr Vishwanath Karad, Founder President, MIT World Peace University, Rahul V Karad, Executive President, MIT WPU and Dr IK Bhat, Vice Chancellor of MIT WPU were also present.
Addressing the students of MIT-SOG, Patel said, “You as public servants are indebted to serve the people of the country. It is indeed a very unique thought of a school which teaches you nuances of politics which you must implement in thought and action.”
Earlier, Maj Gen Anil Verma, in his speech, advised students to assess the current state of Indian democracy and think about solutions to improve it.
Sachin Sawant, who transited from an IT marketing professional to a politician said that his inner calling of serving the country drove him to politics.
“You should strive to serve the people and be the change makers to facilitate a better India,” he further added.
Hemant Godse advised students to remain responsible and rooted in the cause of nation building by serving the impoverished and marginalised sections of the society.
