Report of the Event-
The Youth Parliament Committee of the Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, successfully organised the intra-faculty Youth Parliament, ‘Vaagdaksh – 26’ on September 12, 2026. Around 100 students from various courses of the faculty participated in the event.
Addressing the programme, Professor Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, discussed the importance of reason, dialogue and democratic values in parliamentary discourse. Professor (Dr.) Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Officiating Dean of the Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, highlighted the importance of deliberation and critical thinking in a democracy. Dr. Gopal Krishna Sharma, Assistant Professor and Faculty Coordinator of the Youth Parliament Committee, stated that ‘Vaagdaksh’ was an effort to provide students with practical exposure to parliamentary debates and the legislative process.
The programme was largely successful in its objective of helping students understand parliamentary functioning and providing them with practical exposure to debate, public speaking, critical thinking and legislative analysis. Members of the Committee explained that the name ‘Vaagdaksh’ is derived from the Sanskrit words ‘Vaak’, meaning speech, and ‘Daksh’, meaning skilled.
As part of the Youth Parliament, sessions of the All India Political Parties Meet (AIPPM) and the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) were organised. Discussions were held particularly on issues relating to delimitation, the Women’s Reservation Bill, the misuse of Article 356 and emergency provisions.During the programme, students assumed the roles of members of various political parties and Members of Parliament and expressed their views on a range of issues.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Naveen Sukumaran, Student Advisor.
