Rights and Responsibilities
Citizenship is more than a legal status because it’s based on shared values, a sense of belonging to a community and commitment to its development. I believe it’s easier to understand its true meaning if we look back at the time when nations were led by dictators: in a totalitarian regime people’s opinion had no importance and they couldn’t express themselves freely. But above all, there was no political participation and subjects had to endure decisions taken by others. Today we have the right and responsibility to make concrete changes in our community because citizens are the foundation of a true democracy but in order to shape their society they must first feel like an essential part of it.
Gurjit Kaur