GUWAHATI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has called upon the people of India to have faith in the country’s judicial system and to refrain from taking to the streets in protest when faced with legal issues.
Speaking during a function at Cotton University in Guwahati, he stressed on the need for citizens to utilise the nation’s robust judicial system.
“There are some people who come out on the streets whenever they receive a summons from the judiciary or probe agencies. We have a robust judicial system, why don’t we avail it? Our courts have performed so wonderfully,” he said, addressing the gathering.
He praised the performance of India’s courts and stressed that the country’s governance mechanism has been “sanitised” with power brokers neutralised under the current regime. Dhankhar pointed out that corruption, which was once rampant, has been significantly reduced in the system.
“There was a time when our power corridors and governing system were infested with power brokers and corrupt elements. These corridors have now been sanitised and brokers neutralised,” he added.
Dhankhar also stressed on the vital role of education in combating inequalities and encouraged the development of students as transformative forces. He urged students to view their development as positively impacting society.
“I want development of students to be like a river that impacts the ecology in a positive manner. Students must not be like a canal that is drawn on paper by experts with targeted benefits,” he said.
Later in the day, speaking at the third convocation of Royal Global University, Dhankhar highlighted the role of educational institutions in shaping human resources.
“Earlier, people invested in education as service to society. There has been an aberration now. Education has become an industry, like healthcare. I appeal to all in the education sector to continue to treat it as a service,” he said.
