ABVP District Student Leaders Conference 'National Consciousness' in Balangir

With the aim of developing student leadership, solving campus problems and spreading national consciousness, the All India Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has organized a district student leaders' conference 'Rasthriya Chetana' in Balangir. Student leaders and newly elected student council officers from various colleges of the district attended the conference held at the District Journalist Bhawan. ABVP Odisha Western Region State Editor Shwetanshu Shekhar Barai attended the program as the chief guest and spoke about the duties and responsibilities of an ideal student leader. He challenged the student leaders to come forward towards solving various problems on campus. He also highlighted the success of ABVP in the last student council elections in the state and criticized the issue of not holding student council elections for 8 years by the previous government. Vikas Sahu, ABVP Balangir organization editor, participated as the main speaker and discussed in detail the working environment of the organization and the role of student leaders. Similarly, District Administration Head Manjit Kumar Karmi spoke about the nationalist ideology in the youth society and the organizational success of ABVP in Balangir. Gangadhar Meher University Students' Union General Secretary Nikhil Agarwal and Associate Editor Veenapani Mohapatra, Government Women's College Students' Union President Srishti Pradhan, Balangir Government College Students' Union President Soumya Ranjan Patel and Roth College Students' Union President Akash Sahu Manchasin were present in this conference. In addition, District Coordinator Alok Gurhandi, State Executive Member Tulsi Suna, Department National Kalamanch Head Anisha Kumbar, Block Coordinators Debashish Kanar and Alok Arupanand Joshi, along with student leaders from various colleges of the district, participated and expressed their views. The conference provided a platform towards making student leadership more active and strengthening.