Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said
legislators should develop a habit of visiting Assembly and Parliament
libraries and also pressed that they should maintain decorum of the House.
"It is very essential for the members of the House to visit Assembly
library and read records of old debates on any issue which they wanted to raise
on the floor of the House," Mahajan said, addressing the concluding
programme of the two-day lecture here organised by the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
She said visiting library will help leaders attain knowledge of proper language
(words) to be used and also raise issues effectively. An eight-time MP from
Indore, Mahajan said an MLA is a bridge between his voters, Assembly and the
government and has to solve the problems of the people. "Those who (MLAs)
address people's problems ccessfully by coordinating with local officials,
civic bodies and other institutions, become popular among voters," she
said. The Speaker on the occasion also advised legislators to behave in a
decent manner in the House, take part in Question Hour and attend committee
meetings actively. "By merely raising any issue in a noisy manner won't
serve the purpose. One has to be sincere in approach and I must tell you that
sincerity always pays," Mahajan said. The Lok Sabha Speaker also praised
Madhya Pradesh Assembly for its glorious historic past, specially for passing
laws like Public Service Guarantee Act. In a reference to Mahajan's address, it
could be noted that former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma had advised legislators
to travel across the country and devote maximum time in reading. Madhya Pradesh
Assembly Speaker, Dr Sitasharan Sharma and Leader of Opposition, Satyadev
Katare also spoke on the occasion. Katare also advised the legislators not to
waste time of the House by stalling its proceedings.
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