“Politics is the refuge of scoundrels”, said Dr.
Johnson. In fact a politician if he wants to be a success should either be a
rogue or become a rogue after entering politics. It is not possible for an
honest man to remain in politics for a long time because one has to tell lies,
make false promises and think of one’s own interest. Despite these negative
aspects of politics it has glamour and attraction. A number of people with the
remote’ hope of coming to the top ruin their careers. Moreover politics is so
much time- consuming that it is not possible for a person to devote attention
to anything else.
By keeping the above mentioned aspects of politics,
we can say that students should not take part in politics. The primary duty of
the students is towards their education; they should not indulge in politics
because it will divert their attention and make them to follow the wrong path.
If they neglect their studies their whole life will be unhappy. Politics would
create a tension in their mind and they would always be thinking of staging a
show-down of the other party. On the other hand studies need a very balanced
and patient approach.
By bringing politics to the universities and
colleges we will make them unsuitable for helping the nation to progress. Young
people are enthusiastic, so is their zest for bringing certain changes. They do
certain things which may not be in the larger interests of the country.
Politics if indulged in, immature people may endanger democracy. So it is said
that the students being immature their thinking should never indulge in
politics because it is not in the national interests.
Students can easily be exploited by the politicians
for their person ends. They try to utilize the youth force for their personal
benefit. This tendency is also not conductive to the welfare of the nation.
This type of exploitation generally results in violence. In fact the students
are not so much interested in politics as the politicians want them to be. The
politicians generally try to pick up one or the other problem concerning
universities or colleges and make the students to agitate against it. The worst
part of it is that the college and the university teachers are themselves
politicians or the have political affiliations’. So in order to win favor of
their patrons they try to make capital out of the situation. Till this
interference by the politicians in the
affairs of the universities or colleges is not stopped it may not be possible
to weed out politics from universities and colleges’ students will stop taking
part in politics if the politicians observe the code of conduct and do not keep
their personal interests in mind.
Some may say that complete indifference to politics
will make the students politically ignorant. On the other hand in democratic
state citizens must be politically awake. They ma\ infer that till students
take part in politics they will not be acquired of good citizen. They should
understand politics though they should not take part in it. College unions
create unhealthy atmosphere but unfortunately these are patronized by the
political parties. Educational institutions should be completely free from
politics.