these problems but going there and seeing the squalor from inside was a real experiencethey also visited parliament it was very interesting to see where it all happens said karmhe who noted that mps were in the central hall of parliament interacting with each other even when there wasnt a session going onimage makeovereven though there is no attempt at overt propaganda during the four weeks of the programme the party is looking at it as an avenue for an image makeover of sorts for long nsui has largely been associated with dharna politics which doesnt always make for an edifying spectacle the party itself has long been at the receiving end of barbs on dynasty rule the fellowship is an attempt to change the discoursewe are trying to make a substantive intervention in the public discourse which has largely become very personcentric gupta said another aim is to make young people understand the politics behind public policy but the most important is to be able to showcase the different avenues young people can explore by joining congressgupta is herself from a nonpolitical family young people often feel that they would have to just hang around like lackeys wasting their time or the lack of respect they might have in the congress party she said we have brought forward young professionals in the programme who have been contributing meaningfully in congressway forwardfor almost all the fellows the programme has shown how they can contributei have never been interested in electoral politics but i have been keen on public policy tomar said now i know how i can be involved in the political processfor genesia rodrigues a mumbaikar who is studying law in bengaluru the programme has been an eyeopeneri still have a year to figure out what i want to do but in this programme when we met mohammad khan an advocate praveen chakrabarti who is doing data analytics in congress and then rajeev satav who has risen from the ranks to be an mp i have realised that electoral politics is not the only avenue i can contribute in my own way rodrigues said