Bengaluru: Celebrating 100 Years of Speaker Conference Coinciding with Indian Indian Indian Jubilee Platinum, 75 different programs on parliamentary democracy will be organized in various parts of the country, said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.
“The tradition of holding a speaker conference is completing 100 years this year.
The first conference was held in 1921 in Shimla and once again after 100 years, the conference took place at Shimla,” Birla told reporters.
He said the participants would discuss issues relating to parliamentary democracy, including the objectives achieved in the past 75 years.
“Together with that, we plan to hold 75 different programs in various parts of the country involving the smallest but most important and responsible democracy institution, which is the village of Panchayat against the Parliament, City Corporation, Legislative Assembly or Panceshayats,” Birla, “said.
The speaker said this was the Centenary of the Public Account Committee (PAC) too.
In this case, an important international conference will take place on December 4 and 5 in New Delhi.
“The speaker, PAC Chairperson, its members, and chairman of PAC from other countries will take part In the conference, “said Birla.
There will be a program to increase the participation of young people and women in the Assembly, Parliament and other Democratic Institutions, said Birla.
The plan is being carried out to hold an international meeting on the participation of young people and women in the process of democracy, he said.
Birla said one only the purpose of this program is to strengthen democratic institutions, Make them responsible and set up ActionPlan to run the house.
“We will make an advisor on the standard operating procedure (SOP) to run a house at the lowest level of institution, which can be followed by countries,” he said.
The assembly speaker will hold such a program in their respective countries too.
Talking about his visit to Karnataka, Speaker Lok Sabha said the state had a long history of democracy.
Referring to Anubhava Mantapa, which was founded by the social reformer of the 12th century Basaveshwara in Basava Kalyan in Bidar Country, Birla said, “The oldest democracy foundation was placed in Karnataka.
That’s why we say that India is the mother of democracy.” He said he did not refer In democracy after independence but who are always embedded in the action, behavior and thought of Indians.
The speaker said the Pancrayat Raj system is a symbol of democratic values, which are commonly followed by every villagers.
Saying that DIN and interruptions in parliament, the Assembly and other councils are a matter of concern, Birla said the extensive level discussion occurred between the speakers and leaders of various political parties for dignified behaviors of members at home.
“We will once again discuss in Shimla how to maintain discipline, dignity, and decorum parliament and legislature,” said Birla.
Replying to a query in the session that was detained late at night, Speaker Lok Sabha said the last five sessions saw an increase in process productivity.
“Apart from the prevalence of Covid-19, our members sat at home late at night and held the trial more than the scheduled time.
During the fourth session, the members remained at home late at night.
Productivity 167 percent and there is a member participation.
We want a atmosphere Similarly, is it in parliament, legislature, pancrima or city council, “he said.
Birla said the database of important discussions held in parliament and legislature will be prepared in Hindi and English in six months to increase the library in parliament for the construction of the capacity of members in the chosen body.
“We are preparing a platform where our legislature can access the database with a name or subject,” said Birla.
For questions about the discussion about ‘a nation, one election’, he said many legislators who tried to hold discussions and Karnataka was one of them.
By stating that there was a discussion in parliament on this topic on a personal bill, he said there must be more discussion and dialogue about this problem for useful results.
75 programs on parliamentary democracy throughout the country, announced Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
