First of its kind, Assam Assembly open gates of opportunity for students through internship program

Guwahati, July 3: In the wake of empowering the students of Assam, the state assembly has allowed 20 students to take up internship programme at the House. Educating children over politics has become the most significant aspect as it enables the young mind to know the in-depth activities of the Indian politics.

This is the first of its kind initiative by the Assam Assembly. Assam Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami today welcomed 20 students who have been selected for an internship programme at the House. At the inaugural session in the Central Hall of the Assembly, Goswami asked the interns to make the most of the opportunity as it would benefit them in the future.

Urging them to take up politics as a career to serve the society, the Speaker's Research Initiative engages students from different colleges and universities across the state would get a one-month opportunity to research on selected topics related to the Assembly in an "academic manner", the release said.

The interns would be given access to the Assembly library and the archive folders for making reports on their research findings, it added. Speaking on the occasion, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia explained to the students the importance of opposition in a democratic system.

Additional Chief Secretary A K Singh suggested the students to publish their research findings in the form of a book for easy reference. The move would help the future generations learn about the "parliamentary affairs", he added.

Such activities should be made available for the people in order to give them an opportunity to understand the crux of Indian politics and how the working system of the assembly prevails.