Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asks the people's representatives to actively participate inthe law making process

Gandhinagar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said model by laws are being framed for the legislature procedures for all the legislatures across the country and State may adopt them as per their requirement.

He was addressing the media after inaugurating the two-day orientation programme on parliamentary procedure for Gujarat elected representatives at Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday.

Earlier while addressing the elected representatives, Mr. Birla said, positive criticism and quality debate are paramount for parliamentary democracy. He asked the people's representatives to actively participate in the law making process.

Expressing concerns over increasing allegations in place of positive criticism in Houses, Mr. Birla said, it is the responsibility of each member of the House to raise people's concerns through healthy debate



without harming the decorum of the House. He also stressed upon the use of technology in improving the legislative capabilities of the members.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and members of his Cabinet were also present on the occasion. Elected MLAs of all parties, Members of Parliament, Former speakers, Former Chief Ministers, Former Deputy Chief Ministers and citizens are taking part in the workshop.

The workshop is being organised to make the people representatives aware about various topics such as rights, duties, their role in parliamentary democracy, Dos and Don'ts in Assembly proceedings, stress management, parliamentary prerogatives and legitimacy among others.

Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat will grace the concluding ceremony of the workshop on the 16th of February.