Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to the youth to come up with new ideas to empower the country in the field of Science & Technology and help the Government in its efforts to make India safer, stronger & self-reliant. He was addressing the 16th convocation of Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University) in Udaipur today. He called upon the young ignited minds to ideate, innovate, research and make headways in the field to take the county to greater heights.<br />''   <br />''Mr. Rajnath Singh highlighted that the youth possess a unique power to create, nurture & transform and the Government is providing a level-playing field to them to ensure the government's vision of 'New India' is soon realised.<br />''     <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Defence Minister also unveiled a statue of Maharana Pratap.  He said that statues are a symbol of saving the thoughts of great people and passing them on to the next generation and expressing gratitude towards them.  Recalling the sacrifice of Maharana Pratap, he said that every citizen of the country should have a sense of dedication towards the country.  He also awarded the Doctorate degrees to 32 students.</span><br />