Public perception of legislature matter of concern: Naidu
14 Oct 2014 6:11 AM IST
‘Public perception about the functioning of our Parliament and state legislatures is a matter of serious concern,’ Naidu said inaugurating the two-day All India Whips Conference in South Goa.
‘Credibility of these vital institutions is eroding for various reasons including criminalisation of politics, rise of money power, decline in number of sittings, repeated disruptions and adjournments, questionable conduct of some legislators inside and outside the Houses, etc,’ he said.
‘This cannot go on like this. It is time we strive for a change in the way we operate our sacred institutions of democracy,’ he said.
MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Santosh Kumar Gangwar and chiefs and whips from various states were also present. The tax payers’ money is used for running our legislatures, but the number of sittings per year has been steadily declining, he lamented. ‘During the first 37 years since the first general elections in 1952 (from the 1st Lok Sabha to the 6th), there used to be more than 100 sittings each year,’ Naidu said.
‘Credibility of these vital institutions is eroding for various reasons including criminalisation of politics, rise of money power, decline in number of sittings, repeated disruptions and adjournments, questionable conduct of some legislators inside and outside the Houses, etc,’ he said.
‘This cannot go on like this. It is time we strive for a change in the way we operate our sacred institutions of democracy,’ he said.
MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Santosh Kumar Gangwar and chiefs and whips from various states were also present. The tax payers’ money is used for running our legislatures, but the number of sittings per year has been steadily declining, he lamented. ‘During the first 37 years since the first general elections in 1952 (from the 1st Lok Sabha to the 6th), there used to be more than 100 sittings each year,’ Naidu said.
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