Ranked as one of the best Law Colleges in Delhi NCR and an integral part of Asian Education Group –Asian Law College welcomed its new batch of B.A.LL.B. & LL.B. students by launching a grand week-long Orientation Programme scheduled from Monday, 26th October 2020 to Saturday, 31st October 2020. With a view to benefiting the students who have embarked upon a new phase in their academic life, this programme was however organized virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and keeping in mind the social distancing norms.
The inaugural ceremony of the ALC Orientation Programme 2020 that was held on Monday, 26th October 2020 saw the graceful presence of Member of the Lok Sabha and famous animal rights activist & environmentalist – Mrs. MANEKA GANDHI – as an Eminent Guest who delivered a powerful LLS Lecture on the occasion.
Born on 26th August 1956, Mrs. Maneka Gandhi is a well-known Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She is a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the widow of Indian politician, Mr. Sanjay Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, most recently in Narendra Modi’s government from May 2014 to May 2019. Mrs. Gandhi has also authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare.
At the ALC Orientation Programme 2020 Inaugural Ceremony held on Monday, 26th October 2020, Mrs. Maneka Gandhi delivered an absolutely eye-opening live interactive webinar on the topic “People, Environment & Animals” as part of the institute’s LLS Lecture initiative.
This motivational session was truly enlightening in the sense that Mrs. Maneka Gandhi offered an in-depth account of the “why do we need to look after the animals” and the way animal formed the basis of our entire existence. To quote her words, “They work for us and we are here because of them!”
The entire session was studded with several references and examples in support of her exposition that explained in ample measures the “reasons why we need to have strict animal laws in place”.