In a democratic country like ours, it is the privilege of every citizen inlet he or she can do anything, can join any political party, is free to exercise his own opinion, has the right to cast his vote after he becomes an adult. These are our constitutional rights.
Student-life is the proper time for developing one’s reasoning faculty. There is nothing wrong in being interested in politics when one is a student. A student should be aware of his rights and accordingly decide what he will do. Though a student must give his studies the foremost place, he may develop the political ideas in his student-life.
But it is set off on the part of the political parties in our country to catch the students and enroll them as members, because in doing so, they are not helping the students in any way. In colleges it is generally found that students are literally coaxed or forced to join parties. This is not right. The students must not be led into active politics. On the other hand, it would be a healthy atmosphere if the students are allowed to develop their own outlook as well as to take part in any kind of social activities after their choice. The student-life is meant for acquiring knowledge through education. Education makes the personal outlook broader and it helps us to develop our concepts of values and integrity. But, for these achievements, discipline and character are two important things. Politics tends of pollute the immature reasoning of a student and thus ultimately spoil his education. Hence a student must never indulge in active politics. His primary duty is to devote himself to his studies. In his later life, he will have to take part in the formation of the government by exercising his voting rights according to his political views. The student-life being the formative stage of a civilized man’s life, a student can best learn the political theories of different poles, but should not participate in active politics.
Student-life is the proper time for developing one’s reasoning faculty. There is nothing wrong in being interested in politics when one is a student. A student should be aware of his rights and accordingly decide what he will do. Though a student must give his studies the foremost place, he may develop the political ideas in his student-life.
But it is set off on the part of the political parties in our country to catch the students and enroll them as members, because in doing so, they are not helping the students in any way. In colleges it is generally found that students are literally coaxed or forced to join parties. This is not right. The students must not be led into active politics. On the other hand, it would be a healthy atmosphere if the students are allowed to develop their own outlook as well as to take part in any kind of social activities after their choice. The student-life is meant for acquiring knowledge through education. Education makes the personal outlook broader and it helps us to develop our concepts of values and integrity. But, for these achievements, discipline and character are two important things. Politics tends of pollute the immature reasoning of a student and thus ultimately spoil his education. Hence a student must never indulge in active politics. His primary duty is to devote himself to his studies. In his later life, he will have to take part in the formation of the government by exercising his voting rights according to his political views. The student-life being the formative stage of a civilized man’s life, a student can best learn the political theories of different poles, but should not participate in active politics.
