SAMBA, Feb. 20 -- Additional General Secretary National Conference and Former Minister, Mr Ajay Kumar Sadhotra today underscored the crucial role of the students and youth in nation-building, fostering unity, and combating divisive forces that threaten the idea of India. Addressing a day-long convention organized by the National Conference Students Union (NCSU) Working President Arun Pal Singh and Secretary Saqib Kichloo and Advocate Massarat Ahmed Malik, Jai Dev and Jatinder Pal Singh, at Samba, Mr. Sadhotra exhorted young people to stand against hatred and intolerance, which go against the very fabric of India's democratic and secular ethos.

Sadhotra said that unity in diversity is India's greatest strength, and the students and youth mu...