"Young Country With Old Politicians": Raghav Chadha Makes Minimum Age Pitch
NDTV
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the MP said the minimum age for contesting Assembly and Lok Sabha elections should be reduced from 25 to 21.
Making a strong pitch for reducing the minimum age for contesting elections, which is currently 25, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said in Parliament on Thursday that India is one of the youngest countries in the world in terms of the average age of its population and deserves representation which reflects that.
"We are a young country with old politicians, we must aspire to be a young country with young politicians," Mr Chadha said in the Rajya Sabha, advocating for the age to be reduced to 21.
As the 35-year got up to speak on the issue, there was also banter between him and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, who asked the AAP MP in jest whether he wanted to enter Parliament at an even younger age.
