Parliament's responsibility to fulfil citizens aspirations: Kovind
New Delhi, July 24 : With parliamentary proceedings broadcast live and public expecting a discussions on its problems and plans for the country's development, it is the Parliaments responsibility to make efforts in fulfilling the citizens' aspirations, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Tuesday.
Addressing an event to mark the third anniversary of the Speaker's Research Initiative (SRI) of the Lok Sabha, he said that for the success of parliamentary democracy, it is necessary that all members of parliament respect each others view and maintain dignity in both the houses.
"The SRI initiative is a great help.. as it ensures for the better functioning of the legislature," he said.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan launched the SRI in the year 2015 in order to make members of parliament play an effective role in law-making and parliamentary debates. SRI provides internships and fellowships for young scholars with good academic credentials.
She said Speakers of the Latvian and Finnish Parliaments were inspired and showed interest about the SRI programme and "today they want to run this in their countries".
Sharing his experiences with other lawmakers in the meeting, Odisha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab said that "initially when I entered the Parliament , there was nobody to help me in order to catch the eye of the Speaker... but today we have researchers and experts to help us".
He termed SRI a supportive mechanism that prepares the "effective lawmakers".
The meeting was chaired by Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M. Thambi Durai, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghal.
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'I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus': Raghav Chadha rubbishes AAP's allegations
New Delhi (PTI): "I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus," said Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday as he rejected allegations levelled against him by the Aam Aadmi Party, calling them "false" and part of a "coordinated campaign".
In a video, Chadha dismissed claims that he did not join opposition walkouts, terming the charge a "blatant lie".
He challenged his detractors to cite even a single instance where he failed to participate and said parliamentary proceedings are recorded through CCTV cameras.
Refuting another allegation that he refused to sign a motion related to the Chief Election Commissioner, Chadha said no party leader had asked him, either formally or informally, to sign it. He added that several other MPs from his party had also not signed the motion.
The MP said his focus in Parliament has been on raising public issues such as GST, income tax, air pollution in Delhi, water concerns in Punjab, public healthcare, education, railway passenger issues, menstrual health, unemployment and inflation.
Chadha said that he goes to Parliament to "create impact not ruckus" as it runs on taxpayers' money and it is his responsibility to highlight their concerns. "Every lie will be exposed," he said.
