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Bedrock of parliamentary system is people’s faith in cherished democracy: Meira Kumar | Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Sunday said that the unflinching faith of the people of India in the cherished values of democracy formed the bedrock of India ’s parliamentary
system of governance. Speaking at a special sitting of a joint session of parliament
on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the first sitting of Parliament, Kumar
said that the founding fathers of the Constitution established a parliamentary
form of government to attain the noble ideals of justice, liberty and equality
and human dignity. She said Parliament had stood the test of the time and made
determined efforts in articulating and addressing the varied demands of the vast
Indian population. Acknowledging with gratitude the invaluable contributions of
all her illustrious predecessors, Kumar said that it was obligatory for public
representatives to follow the directions of their respective parties and to live
up to the expectations of their voters, which is the parameter of success of their
political career. “But they should keep in mind that they have been elected to
the Parliament of India and the history will assess their performance in that
capacity,” she added. She said that notwithstanding their ideological differences,
parliamentarians should always think of national interest as paramount. Describing
Parliament as the country’s supreme deliberative institution, Kumar said it has
enacted many far-reaching and revolutionary legislations to ensure an egalitarian
and progressive Indian society. She said that Parliament has enacted nearly 3400
legislations, and amended the Constitution 97 times. The Lok Sabha Speaker further
said that Parliament’s engagement with the people is the keystone of a vibrant
democratic system. “Each one of us, therefore, has the onerous responsibility
of reinforcing peoples’ faith in our democratic institutions. We should, therefore,
conform to the highest standards of democratic traditions and respond to the changing
needs, ambitions and aspirations of the people,” she observed. Describing sixty
years as not being a very long period in the history of a nation, Kumar urged
lawmakers to introspect about past experiences and visualize future challenges.
She made it a point to mention that while all should collectively glorify democracy
with full zeal, efforts should be made to root out the caste system “with all
the might at our command”.
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