Debate for - Is Educational qualification mandatory for Political Office Holders.
For and Against the topic both.. Urgent.. Please..
The following points may help you:
Against:
Educational qualification should not be made mandatory because:
a. For political leaders their biggest test is the Election which determines whether they have been able to work as per the interest of the voters. It is imperative for political leaders to be responsive to people's needs and show concern to their problems or else they will be voted out of power.
b. Poverty ,illiteracy continue to hamper the progress of our country. If we prescribe educational qualification for leaders it would be against the democratic principle for a country where large section of population is illiterate and the very essence of elections which implies giving chance to everybody to contest would be defeated.
c. It should be left to the voters to decide educational qualification for leaders.
d. For leaders, it is more of their ability to understand people's concerns that matters
e. For politicians it would be his past record ,his performance whether he is approachable and is responsive to the needs of the people that serves as the main criteria
For the motion: It should be made mandatory
a. Having minimum qualification will help the political leaders to represent the country in an international forum in a better way.
b. It would broaden their horizon and would encourage more innovative ideas .
c. Education adds to the credentials of the candidates and political leaders,
Against:
Educational qualification should not be made mandatory because:
a. For political leaders their biggest test is the Election which determines whether they have been able to work as per the interest of the voters. It is imperative for political leaders to be responsive to people's needs and show concern to their problems or else they will be voted out of power.
b. Poverty ,illiteracy continue to hamper the progress of our country. If we prescribe educational qualification for leaders it would be against the democratic principle for a country where large section of population is illiterate and the very essence of elections which implies giving chance to everybody to contest would be defeated.
c. It should be left to the voters to decide educational qualification for leaders.
d. For leaders, it is more of their ability to understand people's concerns that matters
e. For politicians it would be his past record ,his performance whether he is approachable and is responsive to the needs of the people that serves as the main criteria
For the motion: It should be made mandatory
a. Having minimum qualification will help the political leaders to represent the country in an international forum in a better way.
b. It would broaden their horizon and would encourage more innovative ideas .
c. Education adds to the credentials of the candidates and political leaders,