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Andhra Pradesh Speaker Urges Youth To Enter Public Life
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly invited students to learn how lawmakers work.
This educational programme is called the Vignana Yatra.
On Wednesday, 858 students watched the Assembly proceedings.
In two days, 1,117 students from 16 schools visited the Assembly.
The students were happy to see the proceedings in person.
A group of 120 students from Gunadala Next Gen School met Assembly leaders.
They asked questions about the Assembly, politics and public life.
Speaker Ayyanna Patrudu encouraged young people to consider public service and politics, not only studies, jobs and family life.
Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu urged young people to enter politics and public life to serve society.
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly’s Vignana Yatra teaches students about legislative functioning and democratic values.
A total of 858 students from various schools watched Assembly proceedings live on Wednesday.
Overall, 1,117 students from 16 schools visited the Assembly over two days.
Ayyanna Patrudu and Deputy Speaker Raghurama Krishna Raju answered students’ questions about legislative proceedings and public life.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, Deputy Speaker Raghurama Krishna Raju, students, teachers and participating legislators.
- What
- The Assembly’s Vignana Yatra brought students to observe proceedings and learn about legislative functioning and democratic values; the Speaker urged youth to enter public life.
- Where
- The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Vijayawada.
- When
- Wednesday; 1,117 students had visited the Assembly over the preceding two days.
- Why
- To increase students’ awareness of legislative functioning and democratic values, and to encourage young people to contribute to society through public life.
Key facts
- Programme
- The Andhra Pradesh Assembly’s Vignana Yatra
- Students on Wednesday
- 858 students watched Assembly proceedings live
- Two-day total
- 1,117 students from 16 schools visited the Assembly
- Student interaction
- 120 students from Gunadala Next Gen School met Assembly leaders
- Speaker’s message
- Young people should consider entering politics and public life to serve society
- Other participants
- MLAs Kamineni Srinivas and Bonda Uma, along with school teachers
Quotes
Ch Ayyanna Patrudu
Assembly Speaker of Andhra Pradesh
“He said the younger generation should consider entering politics with the objective of serving society and contributing to the development of the State and the country.”
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