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    "id": 749433,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Sunjeev",
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        "legal_name": "Sunjeev Kour Birdi",
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    "content": "certain things that you cannot give a child or a grown up. You cannot measure it in terms of money. This Bill brings along that sort of concept for our children and youth. I would like to point out that just recently I was watching a movie called “Queen of Catway”. The story belongs to a young girl who was born and brought up in Uganda in a very poor background, and who finally made in the game of chess. She was tutored in the slums where she lived and was encouraged to participate in a game called „chess‟ at a very young age. She learnt to master the game. When she grew up, she won a gold medal yet she came from a small place in Uganda. That story and many other stories like that are so inspiring. That people can come from very small backgrounds or very poor families and do so much for their country. That is exactly what we are looking for. We are looking for a better nation. It is good to promote our youth in other sports activities, not only in academics, because that gives them a better edge when they apply for jobs in the future. This Bill is also promoting responsibility to themselves and their country. Why not? Each one of us should be carrying these responsibilities so that we can have a better nation. I also feel that an energized child is an empowered child. Finally, our children will bring up a more transparent and happier society if we nurture them to grow up like that. It was said before that this Bill provides a legal framework. I would like to see this going through. When you see people from poor backgrounds doing much for themselves and their society, it is nothing short of a miracle. It is truly a miracle. I would also like to say that while we are promoting a child‟s enthusiasm for greater things, they will form a society which together will do better things not only for the society, but for the country as well. In our country, we have a large base of youth. We would like to tell other developing countries that our nation cannot be taken for granted. If our nation has a very large number of healthy people, that is a very serious message. We can do lots of things with these resources. We call them resources when we look at them from the point of view of what they are going to do when they grow up. Of course, this is providing enthusiasm for our children. I would like to cite an example of the talent show that was organized in Nairobi some time last year by Hon. Shebesh at the city centre. I went there to support them and promote their ambitions. A few months later, I met some of the people who were working in the talent show and they had a different look towards life. They were enthusiastic and motivated. What else do you want? You need to have a strong healthy and happy society. If you do not have these three things, then basically you are going to lose track somewhere. If this kind of talent show was promoted everywhere with the help of our leaders, I think it would go a long way. We must not forget that we are a nation of different cultures and backgrounds. While creating such an award scheme, people from different backgrounds and cultures, with stable lives, will do something and gain the attention of the President, which is one of the greatest things. The society is going to commend the job you are doing or you have done. I want to stress the fact that a strong functioning board is the backbone of any activity. In this Bill, there is going to be a board. I am eternally happy and grateful that I got a chance to speak to this Bill."
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