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President Pratibha Patil on Sunday paid rich tributes to the Indianparliamentary system, saying the country had proved wrong scepticson the survival of its democracy. She underlined that "democracy cannot be allowed to falter,it is the very essence of our nationhood." Addressing members of both Houses of Parliament at the Central Hallto celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first sitting of both theLok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, (after the first election in 1952 onMay 13), Ms. Patil said: "Sceptics, in those earlypost-Independence days, doubted whether democracy in such a largeand diverse country could possibly survive. We proved themwrong." On the achievements of Indian democracy, she said that inaccordance with the Constitution, representatives to Parliament,the State Legislatures and the local bodies had been chosen throughelectoral exercises which had been fair and open.
"Our recordhas been remarkable and there is widespread acclaim about thetenacious manner in which we have adhered to democracy." The big challenge to democracy was to proceed towards being avibrant but healthy democracy. "It is, therefore, necessaryto walk ahead carefully, with determination, so that the main aimof establishing a progressive and healthy democracy is never lostsight of." Parliament was the repository of the people's will. Therefore,their growing aspirations and expectations needed to be translatedhere into policy decisions and necessary legislation. Discussionscould be difficult and divergent, yet solutions had to be foundthrough discussions in Parliament, and through establishedpractices.
Democracy could be sustained when there was sensitivity to thenational interest, social objectives and towards one another, sheadded. Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari said thefunctioning of India's Parliament, based on universal suffrage, wasa testament to its brand of democratic politics. "It wasunimaginable, in scale and reach, at the inception of theRepublic." He wanted the MPs to respond meaningfully to awakened expectationsof a new generation in a changing world. Sixty years were a good time to assess the working of Parliament intwo critical areas of its functioning: ensuring accountability andoversight of the executive, and deliberations and law-making.
Bothtended to exhibit declining efficacy. The institutional mechanismsand procedural norms for ensuring accountability were beingprogressively underused. "There is a perceptible drop in theworking days of Parliament. Deliberation is less frequent;legislation is at times hasty." An impression was gaining ground in some quarters that diligentparliamentary work was less rewarding in political terms, he said.
A functioning democracy Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said: "Our Parliament has notjust voiced the concerns and aspirations of the Indian peoplealone, but those of all humankind, of every freedom-loving personwho seeks a life of dignity and peace." How the MPs conductedthemselves was a way of showing respect to the values of theinstitution and to the memory of those who created and built this(Parliament) symbol of freedom and dignity. "Each one of usowes it to those who sent us here to not only represent their viewsand their interests, but to do so with dignity, compassion anddecorum." The Prime Minister urged the MPs to firmly rejectthose who would mock the institutions of India's democracy."We are not a perfect democracy. But we are a functioningdemocracy with mechanisms and safeguards that allow for thereconciliation of diverse interests and differences of opinion. Itis the vitality and vibrancy of our democracy that keeps the nationunited and moving on the path of progress." On parliament disruptions, he said many people often feltfrustrated.
"In our own way each one of us shares the blamefor this state of affairs." Revival of the tradition of reasoned and constructive debate wasthe "only way to earn the people's respect, lead publicopinion and provide media with serious content that will raise thelevel of public discourse as in other mature democracies,"Dr. Singh said. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar reminded the MPs that they were inParliament to protect people's interests. "Rising abovereligion, region, caste, language, etc., we are here to protect theinterest of people of the entire nation, especially themarginalised who are ignored.
This leaves no scope for any kind oflapse in discharging our duties," she said. The parliamentarians should not become oblivious, even for a singlemoment, to the fact that the legislation, policies and programmesdeliberated upon in the House decided the destiny of the people. Four members of the first Lok Sabha were honoured on the occasion:Rishang Keishing (now member of the Rajya Sabha), Reshamlal Jangde(Chhattisgarh), Kandala Subramaniam and K. Mohan Rao (both AndhraPradesh). Ms.
Patil released some publications which were compilations ofspeeches made in the Constituent Assembly and others in Parliament.Two commemorative coins in the denominations of Rs. 5 and Rs. 10were released. I am a professional writer from Packaging & Paper, which contains a great deal of information about leatherette jewelry boxes , plastic cake domes, welcome to visit!
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