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Telangana monsoon session in Aug 3rd week; 21-yr poll age
Telangana is likely to hold its monsoon assembly session in the third week of August. The state government plans to move a resolution urging the Centre to reduce the minimum age for…
The Story in Brief
Telangana is likely to hold its monsoon assembly session in the third week of August. The state government plans to move a resolution urging the Centre to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections from 25 to 21. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has argued that 21-year-olds are already eligible for IAS and IPS posts and can serve as mayors and zilla parishad chairpersons.
The session will also fill the post of deputy speaker, vacant for over two-and-a-half years. The government is expected to introduce the CURE Act covering the Hyderabad metropolitan region, a land pooling bill, and new building regulations. Session dates will be announced in the coming days.
The Indian Opinion
The push to lower the contest age to 21 is framed as empowering youth, but it sidesteps the real question: how many 21-year-olds have the resources and ground connections to win elections? Rajiv Gandhi lowered the voting age to 18, not the candidacy age. The Centre has not shown any appetite for this change. Watch for whether other Congress-ruled states move similar resolutions, or if this remains a one-state campaign.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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