In recent times, it was our youth who led the quota reform movement and the movement for safe roads. Yet now when more than 71 of those young people say they cannot express themselves freely, one can understand the depth of the crisis.
In the survey, 74 percent of the youth expressed hope of being able to vote in the upcoming elections. But there seems to be no chance of their hopes being fulfilled. When taking the BCS exam is a risk for the youth, one cannot expect that they will be able to cast their vote without any hindrance.
After 2008, most of the youth could not vote. After all, 153 candidates had won unopposed in the 2014 elections. And although all parties contested the 2018 elections, people’s voting rights could not be ensured.
Political parties use their youth in their collective and individual interests, but do not consider how their expectations and aspirations can be fulfilled or how they can prepare themselves as a skilled workforce. Black laws are being made one after the other to suppress the voice of the youth in the country, but there seems to be no initiative towards proper schemes to fulfill their dreams.