XI CNLU NATIONAL

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE, 2019

TOURNAMENT BROCHURE

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

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ABOUT CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

CNLU is widely acclaimed and regarded as one of the premier National Law Schools, and
merely within ten years of its establishment, it has cultivated not only some of the best
legal minds but also leaders in virtually every sphere of life. The institution prides itself
on giving its students the ability to develop skills not just in regard to advocacy and legal
reform, but also in various literary and cultural spheres in order to provide an
environment of all-round development, with the intention of fostering leadership and
character building in each of its students. With this objective in mind, the students and
administration of CNLU have been organizing the CNLU National Parliamentary Debate
for the past 10 years.
ABOUT CNLU NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE

CNLU National Parliamentary Debate presently in its 11th edition, is a 3-day national debating
event which witnesses participation from premier institutions from across the country. The
tournament being an open tournament, invites people from all across the country as debaters
and adjudicators. This ensures highest standards of debating by bringing in the best possible
competitors as well as meticulous judging in the tournament, highest standards of debating is
ensured. The event has been expanding ever since its inception and it is rapidly gaining
popularity on a national level.

It would be Chanakya National Law University's privilege to collaborate with you this year in
hosting this event. We offer you the following packages to invest in and we promise you an
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I. Format of the Tournament

The CNLU National Parliamentary Debate, 2019 will follow the ‘3-on-3’ Asian parliamentary
style of debating governed by the following rules, regulations, and guidelines:

a) Each debating match will consist of two teams; one to propose the motion and one to
oppose it. The team proposing may be known as ‘The Proposition’, ‘The Affirmative’ or
‘The Government’. The team opposing may be known as ‘The Opposition’ or ‘The
Negative’. Teams will be designated as the Proposition or the Opposition for each
round of the competition.

b) Each debate shall be adjudicated by a panel comprising of an odd number of

adjudicators. One of these shall be designated as chairperson. in exceptional situations,
and only in Pre-Break Rounds, a debate may be adjudicated by a single experienced
adjudicator.

c) Each debate shall be timed by a timekeeper. In the absence of a timekeeper, a member

of the adjudication panel will time the speeches.
 d) A team will comprise of the following members:

Proposition:

Prime Minister (P.M.).

Deputy Prime Minister (D.P.M.).

Government Whip.

Opposition:

Leader of the Opposition (L.O.).

Deputy Leader of the Opposition (D.L.O.).

Opposition Whip.

e) Debaters will speak in the following order:

 Prime Minister.

 Leader of Opposition.
 Deputy Prime Minister.

 Deputy Leader of Opposition.

 Government Whip.

 Opposition Whip.

 Opposition Reply Speech (to be given by either the 1st or 2nd Opposition Speaker).

 Government Reply Speech (to be given by either the 1st or 2nd Proposition Speaker).
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Core Adjudicators
for XI CNLU PD

Soham Chakraborty Yashoroop Dey

Core-Adjudicator - KIIT-PD 2019.
Core-Adjudicator- Colloquium, The Heritage College,
2018.
Winner - Prologue, Presidency University, 2019.
Best Adjudicator - RPMPD 2018.
Semifinalists - IIT GUWAHATI, 2018.
Quarter Finalist - Heritage PD 2018.
Quarter Finalists - RMNLU PD, Lucknow 2018.
Octa Finalists - NLS-PD 2018, Bangalore.
Semi Finalists - RPMPD 2017.
Quarter Finalists - MSR MPD 2017, Bangalore.
Best Adjudicator, Heritage PD 2018
Winner, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Debate, 2017
Winner and Joint best Speaker, Jadavpur University
PD, 2017
Winner, IIT Guwahati PD, 2016
Semi-finalist, CNLU PD, 2017
Semifinalist and Second-Best Speaker, CNLU PD, 2015
Semi-finalist, Prologue 2016 and Prologue 2015
Semi-Finalist and 3rd Best Speaker, DMD, 2018
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Core Adjudicators
for XI CNLU PD

Abhishek Nevatia Kartik Banerjee

Winner, FTD 37, 2019.
Winner, NALSAR IV, 2018
Winner, Ramaiah IV, 2017
Winner, NM Debate, 2017
Winner, BITS Freshers, 2015
Finalist, 70th Mukarji Memorial Debate, 2018.
Finalist, 10th Hansraj Debate, 2019.
Finalist, 7th Miranda House Debate, 2019.
Deputy Core Adj, Jindal Debate 2018
Finals, Wax Eloquent PD, Gargi College 2019
Finals, Agahi PD, RGNUL Patiala 2017
Semi Finals, Manzar PD, Miranda House 2018
Semi Finals, NSIT PD 2019
Quarter Finals, IIT Delhi PD 2019
Quarter Finals, Vivaad PD, IPCW 2018
Quarter Finals, Jindal PD 2017
MukMem Pro-Am, St. Stephen’s College 2016 and
2018

Core Adj, NLIU Bhopal Debate, 2019 Speaking Awards:

2nd best speaker, MukMem Pro-Am 2018
3rd best speaker, IIT Delhi PD 2018
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Chanakya National Law University invites you to its flagship parliamentary debate, the XIth
CNLU National Parliamentary Debate 2019. In case you require any further information, please
do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanking You,

Hon’ble Justice (Retd.) Smt. Mridula Mishra Shri Manoranjan P. Srivastava

Vice-Chancellor Dist. Judge (Retd.), Registrar

Hrishikesh Manu
Faculty Convenor
Ph. No. +91-7903249458

Priyeshaa Prabha Aman Naqvi

Student Convenor Student Co-Convenor
Ph. No. +91 8521288431 Ph. No. +91 7524814779

Chanakya National Law University, Nyaya Nagar, Mithapur, Patna, 800001

Email: debsoc.cnlu@gmail.com Website: www.cnlupd.com