LS Speaker teaches House etiquettes to legislators

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Posted online: Monday , March 03, 2008 at 08:32:59

Gandhinagar, March 3: Unhappy over the increasing lack of seriousness among the political class, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday asked legislators from the state to develop attributes like good listening skills and studied participation backed by specialization on a few subjects of choice, exhorting them to prove worthy of the trust bestowed upon them by the electorate.

“It is a matter of concern that on the plea of non-functioning or improper functioning of the legislatures, other organs are intruding into our domain, crossing the Lakshman-rekha, thereby creating an imbalance in our Constitutional set up and distorting the principle of separation of powers, which needs to be resisted,” he said.

Chatterjee was addressing the concluding session of a three-day training programme organised by the state Legislative Assembly secretariat for the members of the twelfth House.

All praise for the industry, enterprise, and the cooperatives sector of the state, he offered support to Speaker Ashok Bhatt’s proposal for setting up a training institute to groom parliamentary talent in the state and outside.

He also announced that the Parliament library as well as those of the state Assemblies would be soon linked via the Internet for knowledge sharing on issues of legislation.

Welcoming Chatterjee, Bhatt thanked him for agreeing to address Gujarat legislators, and expressed hope that his cooperation would see through the setting up of the institute mooted by him.

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LS Speaker teaches House etiquettes to legislators by S.L.Kaul on 03 Mar 2008

Dear Sir, The good etiquettes are always welcome, particularly in Parliament. I felt embarassed when I saw some of the top politicians alongwith worthy Speaker laughing on the conundrum etiquette of Union Railways Minister, while submitting the Railway Budget. I do not know, how far is that good etiquette

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