Lucknow, January 21: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that India is the mother of democracy in the world, and that since ancient times, the Panchayat system was part of democracy in villages. Today, the Indian Parliament, the country’s largest democratic institution, is an inspiration for the world.
He said that the legislature also makes laws to provide justice to the common people, and development plans are also formulated in this House. Therefore, the House is a platform for holistic development.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was addressing the closing ceremony of the three-day 86th Presiding Officers’ Conference held in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana, and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh were present at the closing ceremony.
At the closing ceremony, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for giving the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly the opportunity to host the conference.
He said that the House is a platform for holistic development, and it is for the Speaker to decide how and where to use this platform. Referring to the Indian Constitution, Chief Minister Yogi said that democracy in India has strong roots and is the oldest democracy in the world. Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of Swaraj is rooted in this system of villages.
Parliament is the largest democratic institution
Chief Minister Yogi said that if a person understands the rules and regulations of Parliament, they will have no difficulty running the Assembly. How questions are asked and how answers are given in Parliament can be easily learned.
Recalling his tenure as a Member of Parliament, Chief Minister Yogi said that he learned a lot and it greatly helped him in his work. Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana and Legislative Council Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh run the House very well. The opposition gets ample opportunity. Here the time of the House is not wasted and the opposition gets full time and the ministers and questionnaires also come fully prepared.
Chief Minister Yogi said that now different kinds of challenges are coming as compared to earlier. In the midst of these challenges, we will have to run the House by adopting technology.
He expressed happiness that Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and Parishad are paperless. The cabinet is also paperless and even the budget is paperless. Due to this paperless system, thousands of plants have been saved from being cut and nature is being conserved.
He praised the proposal to hold a minimum of 30 sittings of the House at the Presiding Officers’ Conference. He said that the voice of the last person in society should be heard in the House. Welfare schemes should be formulated for society, and public representatives should raise burning issues and ensure their resolution.
Yogi Adityanath stated that there is a competition for discussion in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and Legislative Council. A fruitful 24-hour discussion on a developed India took place, with approximately 300 representatives participating until 11 p.m. Members are generally more eager for discussion than for lunch. The bench gives ample time to both the ruling and opposition parties, and we incorporate the suggestions and experiences of members expressed during these discussions into the state’s development plans.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that the Presiding Officers’ Conference is crucial to achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of a developed India. Uttar Pradesh is also fully prepared. Work is progressing rapidly towards a developed India, a developed Uttar Pradesh, and a self-reliant India and a self-reliant Uttar Pradesh. The government has sought suggestions from all the people of Uttar Pradesh for a developed Uttar Pradesh, and approximately 9.8 million suggestions have been received. These suggestions are being categorized. A committee has been formed for each district. A committee of former bureaucrats, academics, and youth is working tirelessly in this direction. These suggestions will be incorporated into a vision document and implemented by the centenary of independence.