Onus on youth to make India addiction-free: Shekhawat
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
emphasised role of youth in achieving the goal of a developed India, stating that addiction was not a personal issue but a factor in destruction of collective consciousness.
He highlighted need to free misguided youth from addiction and integrate their energy positively. During a technical session at Youth Spiritual Summit held in Varanasi on Saturday, Shekhawat said India was moving rapidly towards becoming a developed nation and role of youth in this journey was extremely important. He highlighted addiction as major obstacle in way to a developed India and said youth needed to work towards eradicating this epidemic.
He said that under leadership of PM rime Minister Narendra Modi, India was progressing rapidly with a collective resolve and it was essential to free youth from addiction and bring them into mainstream and harness their energy. He said India's influence was such that every event here impacted the entire world.
"Within 30 years of India's Independence, world saw end of colonialism," said Shekhawat, adding, youth could contribute to making India addiction-free and thereby inscribe their names in the pages of history. TNN
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