Dhami presents Kelkar Youth Award to Shrikrishna Pandey ‘Azad’ PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun Four major proposals were passed on education, natural disaster management, Bangladeshi infiltration and divisive forces on the final day of 71st national conference of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad here on Sunday. The occasion also saw chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presenting the Yashwantrao Kelkar Youth Award to Shrikrishna Pandey ‘Azad’of Gorakhpur. Azad is the founder of the Smile Roti Bank Foundation and has made remarkable contributions to social service through the treatment and rehabilitation of more than 2,000 destitute mentally ill individuals, eradication of child begging, de-addiction efforts, cleanliness, environmental protection and the operation of two rehabilitation centres. On the final day of the national convention, four proposals ‘the need to bring all educational institutions under a unified structure with adequate financial allocation’; ‘Bangladeshi infiltration as a challenge to national security and democratic order’; ‘the role of society in preventing natural disasters arising from human activities’; and ‘organised society as the solution against divisive forces’ were passed after incorporating the suggestions received. ABVP had presented a total of five proposals, out of which the proposal ‘Youth as the flag bearer of social transformation’ had already been passed earlier in the national executive council meeting. Congratulating Azad on the occasion, Dhami said that his life’s work is a shining example of dedication, sensitivity and duty towards society. “It gives me immense joy to know that in this conference, along with various states of India, a large number of ABVP karyakartas from our neighbouring country Nepal also participated. This national conference is not an ordinary event; it is a sacred yagya of nation-building. The thoughts and resolutions emerging from the youth gathered here from across the country will give new direction to the nation in the coming years, without any doubt. Whenever the country faced a crisis be it the attack on democracy during the Emergency, struggles for education reforms, border tensions, or student movements ABVP karyakartas have always stood at the forefront. Thousands of karyakartas endured hardships to protect democracy but did not let the flame of democracy extinguish. Today, the powerful and enthusiastic chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ echoing in the Northeast are the result of decades of ABVP’s consistent dedication. India’s greatest strength is its youth. If channelled in the right direction, India will not only become an economic superpower but also regain its place as a Vishwaguru,” he said. In the three-day national convention, more than 1,500 delegates from 46 provinces across the country, along with the friendly nation Nepal, participated as per ABVP’s organisational structure. Students, professors and academicians from across the country deliberated on issues related to education, society, environment, culture and more.
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