Varanasi, July 18 -- The "Kashi Youth Summit: Mock Parliament 2.0" was organised on Saturday at the Malaviya Centre for Values Research, Banaras Hindu University, in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts.

The program aimed to promote democratic values, parliamentary traditions, leadership skills, and a culture of constructive dialogue among youth.

Addressing the closing session of the program, Chief Guest Vice Chancellor Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi said that providing everyone with an opportunity to express their views is one of the fundamental foundations of democracy.

He said that a healthy democracy respects diversity of opinions and encourages youth to think independently, ask questions, and pursue innov...