Senior Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor joined students and people from different professions in interaction over several issues right from politics to others during the programme organised by Jharkhand Professional Congress. The programme was organized at JSCA stadium in Dhurwa on Saturday attracting a large number of people who turned up to listen to him.
The programme was organised by Jharkhand Professional Congress Committee president Aditya VIkram Jaiswal. Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur, minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam, Congress' Mahagama MLA Deepika Pandey Singh, State in-charge of Professional Congress Szarita Latfatang, and many other leaders were present during the programme.
"The Congress knows the importance of professionals who are the backbone of the nation and the Congress always availed services of professionals for the development of India. Jharkhand has an abundance of opportunity for business and enterprises and the state government will have to make proper plans for the same," he said.
He said that the Professional Congress needs to expand its base in rural areas and the idea of professionalism should be introduced among the rural population also.
He answered a large number of questions. For instance, he kicked off a lively debate on the high cost of medical education in India and the steps to be taken to make it affordable for middle and lower-income groups. A tribal woman who launched the business of indigenous food lamented that she did not get the desired support from the Government. To this, he said encouragement must come from the government and society to such efforts and here he explained the idea of professionalism.
The Jharkhand Congress president also applauded the activities of the Professional Congress. "I am pleased to know that there are a couple of examples of roadside vendors who are interested to know about income tax filing, I have also come to know that the Professional Congress encouraged children of Murhu locality in Ranchi to open a library," Thakur said.