Dehradun, December 18
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said legislatures are temples of democracy where issues related to people are raised and they should not be reduced to arenas of political slugfest.
Asserting that he always tried to maintain the dignity of the lower House of Parliament, the Speaker said the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha recorded productivity of 125 per cent and the House was not adjourned even once.
Birla was addressing the 79th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India. He said there should be discussion, debate and dissent in the House but no disturbance.
"Legislatures should not be reduced to arenas of political slugfest… they are temples of democracy to raise issues related to people," he said.
People of the country expect that those they have elected should present their views and raise issues related to them in Parliament, he added.
Talking about the first session of the Lok Sabha, Birla said the House sat for 37 days during which 35 Bills were passed and it was not adjourned.
Speaking about Question Hour and Zero Hour, the Speaker said for the first time since 1972, all 20 questions laid on the table were answered on November 27.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who was also present, likened the relationship between the treasury benches and the Opposition in legislatures to that between Lord Ram and his younger brother Laxman. "The Opposition is aggressive like Laxman, while the ruling side is calm like Ram. The presiding officer is like the father figure whose role is important in maintaining order in the House," he said. PTI
Courtesy: Tribune News Service
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