Mysuru: Over 165 high school and PU students took part in the District Level Youth Parliament held at Abdul Nazir Sab Auditorium, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) premises, here this morning.

It was jointly organised by the District Administration, ZP, Department of Social Welfare, Department of School Education and Literacy, Department of Higher Education, Department of Law, Justice and Human Rights and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA).

The event created awareness among students on functioning of democracy. 25 best student speakers will represent Mysuru at State-level Youth Parliament.

MLC Raghu Kautilya said, “Not many know the framing of laws, implementation and functions of the judiciary. The Youth Parliament will not only enable students to get to know about the three pillars of democracy, but also prepare for their future endeavours.

MLC C.N. Manjegowda, former Mayor Purushotham, Senior Civil Judge and Member-Secretary of DLSA Nagaraj Siddappa Ankasadoddi, Mysore Bar Association President S. Lokesh, DIET Principal Chandrashekar, Social Welfare Department Joint Director H.S. Bindya, DDPI D. Udaykumar, DDPU Nagamma,  Social Worker Sommaiah Meleyuru and others were present.