Round Table on Assam Assembly Election 2016 organized

GUWAHATI, March 9: “Our Silent consent to corruption would prove fatal” opined senior jourlist Haider Hussain. Krish Kanta Handiqui State Open University organized a Round table on Assam Assembly Elections, 2016 at the Indian Institute of Bank Magement (IIBM), Khapara, Guwahati, on Wednesday, a press release stated.

The sessions were moderated by Prasanta Rajguru, Editor Amar Asom. Eminent persons like Noni Gopal Mahanta, Maini Mahanta, Mayur Bora, L.P Deka and other participants from diverse backgrounds took active part in the discussions.

Apart from the University faculties, representatives from Gauhati University, Cotton College State University, Cotton College, Arya Vidyapeeth College, K.C Das Commerce College, Dispur College, Pub Kamrup College took part in the discussion.

The key theme of the Round Table was issues concerning the forthcoming Assembly elections. Corruption, Crisis of Leadership, Identity Crisis, Human Resource Development, Rural Empowerment, Protection of Land, Social Morality, Social Security, Women’s Participation, Administrative Reforms, Implementation of Specific Tribal Policy and Human Centric Development and Poverty reduction were highlighted as the burning issues for the coming Assembly Elections. Corruption and Crisis of Leadership were the main thrust of the sessions. During the course of the deliberations it was unimously agreed that the Civil Society has a significant role to play in wiping out corruption from the social milieu. Further, the growth of opportunist tendencies among the masses needs to be curbed so that we could ensure the sustence of a healthy democracy.

On a positive note the Vice Chancellor of KKHSOU, Dr. Hitesh Deka called for a general awareness on the part of the civil society and especially the teachers in weeding out corruption from the society and moulding the youth in way where they can ethically serve the society, the press release added.