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Participating in the debate to mark the 60th anniversary of thefirst sitting of Parliament here on Sunday, Lalu Prasad (RJD) saidin the Lok Sabha that regional parties would play a key role in thecoming Presidential election and 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Mulayam Singh (SP) asked the members to take a pledge to fulfilMahatma Gandhi's dreams as farmers' suicides and hunger-relateddeaths remain a major challenge for the country. Sharad Yadav (Janata Dal-United) said despite having expertparliamentarians and legislators, the government was taking thehelp of committees to ascertain the number of poor. He wanted toknow how the number of calories consumed could be a basis ofascertaining poverty. Basudeb Acharia (CPI-M) said so long as pauperisation, starvationand illiteracy exist, there would be challenges to parliamentarydemocracy. Agriculture Minister and NCP member Sharad Pawar made a referenceto imposition of emergency and said the people had taught a lessonto those who tried to deviate from democracy and brought in othersto restore it. In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley saidthere were so many countries which became independent with Indiaand adopted democracy but then fell to dictatorship. But Indiabecause of some intrinsic culture of accommodation and tolerancesurvived as a democratic society. "We still continue to face the curse of terrorism andinsurgency. Let us resolve that there should be no politics onthese issues," he said. Parliament's efficiency Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) pointed out that the efficiency of theIndian Parliament depends to a large extent on the duration andproper conduct of the parliamentary proceedings. During the lasttwo decades the Indian Parliament never sat for more than 100 daysin a year while the British Parliament sits for at least 160 days ayear. "We seriously consider, through a Constitutional Amendment,if necessary, making it mandatory for 100 sittings a year. I think,that is necessary as a corrective step for the future," hesaid. Mayawati (BSP) said narrow political interest had a profound impacton Parliamentary democracy hampering welfare measures. Due topolitical and individual selfishness, "we have also not beenable to eradicate corruption because of which the people have beenforced to demand something like the Lokpal Bill," she said. I am an expert from cosmeticpackagingcontainer.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Aluminum Screw Caps Manufacturer , Lip Balm Containers Manufacturer, Cosmetic Glass Containers,and more.
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