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Karnataka CM pitches youth-centric model, restarts student union polls
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar has outlined a youth-first vision for the state, calling for open dialogue with Gen Z and a restart of college student union elections. In an editorial published…
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Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar has outlined a youth-first vision for the state, calling for open dialogue with Gen Z and a restart of college student union elections. In an editorial published in Deccan Herald, the CM said his government is forming 10,000 youth clubs across taluks and villages to hear young people's concerns and skill needs. He cited the recent U-turn on agriculture officer recruitment exams, suspended after he sat down with protesting students, as proof of his consultative style. Shivakumar also pitched an AI university and the Bidadi township project as future-ready initiatives.
The Indian Opinion
Shivakumar uses every press release to draw a contrast with the Centre's handling of NEET protests. But governance is not a PR exercise. The real test for his 'open dialogue' model is whether the expert committee on agriculture officer recruitment actually delivers for BSc graduates, and whether student union elections, if restarted, will be free of the money and muscle that plagued them before the ban. Numbers, not photo-ops, will tell.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
