<p>He is the youngest MLA in the recently elected Delhi Assembly. This Dalit MLA left his job as an assistant manager with a multinational company to join the party in October. “I wanted to work for deprived sections of society,” 25-year-old Prakash Jarwar told Deccan Herald.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jarwar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gagan Rana and Congress MLA Arwinder Singh with over 17,000 votes from Deoli constituency.<br /><br />His prime motive is to make quality education accessible to every child in his constituency. “Education plays a very crucial role in developing an area. Through good education not only the kids will stand up on their feet but it will also help the country grow,” he said. <br /><br />There was a time when he didn’t like studying. “Till class 10 I didnt take interest in studies. Only after that I started taking interest in studies.”<br /><br />He also started teaching slum children in his college days. “I liked teaching kids. I used to take time off from my job to teach,” he added. “I liked teaching so much that I wanted to become a teacher at one time.”<br /><br />Many of his friends are lecturers. “If I had not got a job I would have become a lecturer as I took a National Eligibility Test in Commerce subject,” he said. NET is a required for being a lecturer.<br /><br />After college he wanted to do chartered accountancy. “I joined CA but due to financial constraints I couldn’t complete it,” he added. So he decided to pursue MCom. “The course was not that expensive so I opted for it,” Jarwar said.<br /><br />Like most of AAP MLAs, Jarwar’s family was also apprehensive about his move to join politics. “My mother and father were not happy at all when I quit the job,” he said.<br />Jarwar used to get Rs 30,000 per month with additional incentives.<br /><br />“It took a lot of convincing to make them understand. Now they are happy that I have won.” Jarwar said nothing has changed for him. “I am still the same.<br /><br /> Now more responsibilities have come on me,” he said. He wants to make his constituency an area where people feel safe and there are plenty of opportunity to grow.</p>
<p>He is the youngest MLA in the recently elected Delhi Assembly. This Dalit MLA left his job as an assistant manager with a multinational company to join the party in October. “I wanted to work for deprived sections of society,” 25-year-old Prakash Jarwar told Deccan Herald.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jarwar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gagan Rana and Congress MLA Arwinder Singh with over 17,000 votes from Deoli constituency.<br /><br />His prime motive is to make quality education accessible to every child in his constituency. “Education plays a very crucial role in developing an area. Through good education not only the kids will stand up on their feet but it will also help the country grow,” he said. <br /><br />There was a time when he didn’t like studying. “Till class 10 I didnt take interest in studies. Only after that I started taking interest in studies.”<br /><br />He also started teaching slum children in his college days. “I liked teaching kids. I used to take time off from my job to teach,” he added. “I liked teaching so much that I wanted to become a teacher at one time.”<br /><br />Many of his friends are lecturers. “If I had not got a job I would have become a lecturer as I took a National Eligibility Test in Commerce subject,” he said. NET is a required for being a lecturer.<br /><br />After college he wanted to do chartered accountancy. “I joined CA but due to financial constraints I couldn’t complete it,” he added. So he decided to pursue MCom. “The course was not that expensive so I opted for it,” Jarwar said.<br /><br />Like most of AAP MLAs, Jarwar’s family was also apprehensive about his move to join politics. “My mother and father were not happy at all when I quit the job,” he said.<br />Jarwar used to get Rs 30,000 per month with additional incentives.<br /><br />“It took a lot of convincing to make them understand. Now they are happy that I have won.” Jarwar said nothing has changed for him. “I am still the same.<br /><br /> Now more responsibilities have come on me,” he said. He wants to make his constituency an area where people feel safe and there are plenty of opportunity to grow.</p>
