Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Member Parliament today exhorted the young generation especially the young men to join hands with women to check gender crime against women and become a partner in revolution of Indian Women to avert the repetition of ‘sorry past’ of crime against women in India.
Presiding over a the Annual Day Celebrations of Shri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, New Delhi, Mrs. Badal pointed out that the time has come for women to register their strong presence for the balanced development of the nation and expressed confidence that revolution by the Indian Women was certain. She said that with a little effort by our young generations the women of the country could also enjoy the fundamental rights to equality, freedom, against exploitation, freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights besides right to Constitutional remedies.Striking an emotional chord with the students, the Member Parliament advised them not to settle for ‘mediocracy’ at any cost if they want to make India better. She said that they can match the footprints of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Aang Suu Kyi by playing a significant role by making all the needy ones capable for jobs by enhancing their skills. She said that around 55% of India’s population is under the age of 25, with 65% of the population under 35. She said that each year over 3 million graduates and post-graduates were added to the Indian workforce. However, of these only 25 percent of technical graduates and 10-15 percent of other graduates are considered employable by the rapidly growing IT and ITES segments and around 85% of graduates and post graduate are simply unemployable, she rued. Mrs. Badal underlined the need that the government needs to change the policy, universities need to bring in skills development as part of the graduate curriculum and colleges on their own would need to give students additional soft skills training and students should themselves ready themselves to be able to become employable.
Exhorting the young generation, the Member Parliament said that India wants them to own up ‘collectively share’ its places, spaces and have collective ownership of the country. She asked them to do not litter and let others litter the national resources as we all were to be answerable to our society.As ' Charity begins at home' parents, especially fathers in families should blaze the trail by practising dignity to motherhood and daughters and other female member of the family. A society of well-groomed children with deep convictions about human rights will never violate them. This can ensure a safe and secure society for our future generations, more particularly for the female gender. We need to usher in a society that is devoid of prejudices, injustices, and maltreatment against a human being, irrespective of his/her gender. We can call ourselves a civilized society only when we reach that stage, she urged.