Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi on Sunday asked the engineering students to utilise their knowledge in the interest of the society. He was addressing 10th convocation of College of engineering Roorkee.
Addressing the students, who completed his engineering course from the college, the Governor said, “Education availed by the students from the college would be fruitful only when they utilise their high moral qualities and education in the interest of society.” Referring to emotional speech given by first Prime Minister Pt Jawahar lal Nehru after the Independence in which he said that these hands would wipe out tears from the eyes of the persons living on the bitter end of the society, the governor said that the hands of the young engineers would wipe out tears of such persons.
The Governor highlighted penury in the society. He said that crores of the people in the nation didn’t get proper food, a large section of children didn’t get education, and several people were homeless. Keeping in view all these things, the young generation should work. He appealed the students to work for ending the social and economic exploitation. He wished a bright future to all the students.
The Governor gave away Seth Roshan lal Jain Trophy to meritorious students, including Ritesh Kumar, Kanika Agarwal and Shweta Gaud. Eight hundred students were given away degrees in the convocation. Vice-Chancellor Uttarakhand Technical University Prof DS Chauhan, chairman of the organisation KC Jain and several other dignitaries attended the programme.