The Speaker’s Association and Study Circle (SAASC) of Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh, today organized an open debate competition, “On the Point”. The theme of the debate competition was Election & Democracy. Students from various departments participated in the competition, expressing their views on various topics related to elections and democracy. The topics were very enriching and promoted brainstorming on dynamic and varied aspects of elections.
Everyone presented their views about whether elections should be suspended in times of severe pandemic and how they should be conducted, about the essence of democracy and powers of votes. Besides this, students presented their views on the concepts of 'negative voting', ' advanced analytics' in elections. Overall, the event enriched everyone's knowledge, promoted healthy discussion. A total of 25 students participated. 1st position was secured by Ritvik, 2nd position was secured by Siddharth and 3rd position was secured by Akash and Kesia.