'We are young country with old politicians': AAP's Raghav Chadha

Stressing the “need to incentivize youth so that they enter into mainstream politics,” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday made a strong pitch in Rajya Sabha to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in India from 25 years to 21 years.

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“We are a young country with old politicians, we must aspire to be a young country with young politicians,” Chadha said in the Rajya Sabha.

Raghav Chadha said, “The age criteria for contesting elections in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha is 25 years. Through the medium of Rajya Sabha, I want to request to the government to make this age 21 for the youth who want to mark their journey in mainstream politics. If a youth can vote at the age of 18, then why can’t they get into the elections at the age of 21?”