TURA: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday called on the young minds of the country to uphold the sanctity of the constitution and the oneness of the country as they prepared to embark on a journey from university degrees to shaping the future.
The governor was addressing the first-ever convocation in Tura of post-graduate and graduate students organised by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University (ICFAI) Meghalaya for their students here at its sprawling campus in Danakgre, Tura.
“It is always a great feeling to be in the midst of young minds and to exchange ideas. Leadership is picked up in the course of life and one learns certain important lessons,” said Roy, as he lauded ICFAI University for setting a very high standard for education in the state. “ICFAI should be the benchmark for other private universities to follow,” said the governor.
Conferment of degrees, presentation of medals and merit certificates were given to a large number of successful candidates, a majority of them girls, including nineteen gold medalists for securing first rank in their respective examinations.
Speaking on the contemporary situation prevailing in the country, Roy expressed concern with the kind of ‘herd mentality’ taking over many of the youth, and termed it as “unfortunate”.
“We live in a democracy and any person holding contrary view has a right to that view. Unfortunately, there are groups, splinter groups, who talk of creating a situation where we will be departing from the set-up that we are born in that our wise constitution-makers gave us. This has to be avoided at all costs,” cautioned Roy, calling upon the youth to uphold the sanctity of the country.
In a veiled mention of the ongoing protests at Shaheen Bagh area of Delhi, where the protesters have been blocking roads and staging sit-in dharnas on streets against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the governor also expressed his opposition to the blockade.
