District Administrative Centre, Namchi organised Inter-College Debate Competition on the theme ‘Namchi for Ethical Election’ as part of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activity at the Townhall in Namchi

Namchi, March 30 (IPR): District Administrative Centre, Namchi organised Inter-College Debate Competition on the theme ‘Namchi for Ethical Election’ as part of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activity at the Townhall in Namchi, today.
Mr Amar Nath Upadhyay, General Observer for Namchi district, graced the occasion as chief guest along with Mr Pulkit, Assistant Collector, Namchi and the students from different schools and colleges.
The first round of debate was held amongst six teams:
DIET College, Namchi (for) and Team A, Sikkim Government College Namchi (against) on the topic ‘Is bad parenting responsible for drug amongst the youth?’
Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Kewzing (for) and Team B, Sikkim Government College, Namchi (against) on the topic ‘Should there be state funding of election?’
Sikkim Alpine University, Namchi (for) and Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), Chisopani (against) on the topic ‘Freebies in elections: Political necessity or worrying trend?’
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Sikkim advanced for the second round as the opponent team failed to arrive for the competition.
Similarly, the second round of debate was held between 4 teams who were qualified from the first round, the teams for second round were:
NIT Sikkim (for) and Team A, Sikkim Government College, Namchi (against) on the topic ‘Role of media including social media in shaping public opinion, is it fair to times of today? Favour or against.’
SIST Chisopani (for) and Team B, Sikkim Government College (against) on the topic ‘Investing in socio-economic development vs mental health support: key priority for suicide prevention in Sikkim.’
Lastly, the third and the final round of debate was held between Team A of Sikkim Government College, Namchi and SIST Chisopani on the topic ‘Which one is more preferable to become people’s representatives: young, enthusiastic individuals or experienced politicians?’
After a competitive debate, SIST Chisopani emerged as the winner team.
Cash prizes of Rs 5000, Rs 3000 and Rs 2000 were awarded to teams that secured the first, second and third positions, respectively.