A voluntary body, International Institutional Organisation (IIO), has organised a discussion on the role of youths in nation building with special reference to 'whether youths are only the leaders of tomorrow or also the partners of today'.

The daylong discussion will be held at a Bihar Leadership Festival (BLF) to be organised on the Tarumitra premises at Digha on October 14, said organisers Ashutosh Kashyap and Pranav Kumar on Thursday.

According to them, several luminaries from fields like business, academics, politics, journalism, sports and entertainment will participate in the discussion. They will also take questions at a question-answer session after the discussions.

Those who have consented to participate in the discussion include former Union minister Sanjay Paswan, IIM-Ahmedabad Society president Atul Kumar, retired IAS officer Vijoy Prakash, former central Vigilance Commission commissioner Arun Kumar, environmentalist Deepak Kumar IIO chairperson Sudha Jha.