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Naidu concerned on disruptions in RS, makes appeal to maintain dignity of house

Naidu concerned on disruptions in RS, makes appeal to maintain dignity of house

New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) Expressing deep concern over the frequent interruptions in the House during the first half of the budget session, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday appealed to both the ruling and the Opposition parties to maintain dignity and prestige of the House and expressed hope the members will take part in a constructive way in the next part of the Budget session.
As soon as the debate on the Union Budget concluded and Finance minister Arun jaitley was to reply to the discussion, Mr Naidu said he had to say something very important to the member.'It is with a heavy heart that I have to say that I am deeply pained at the way this Session has progressed. As the Chairman, it is my responsibility because at the end of the day, I am accountable to the people. What I am deeply disturbed with is the utter disregard for the parliamentary procedure and the unruly behavior so unbecoming of the high position we occupy in the society as parliamentarians.'
Noting that nearly ten hours were lost during this brief Session due to disruptions and forced adjournments,he said, '.we could not have Question Hour on five days and there was also no Zero Hour on five days. I find it a sad commentary on our functioning.
I was hoping that we shall collectively strive to uphold and maintain the dignity, sanctity and supremacy of Parliament as we had pledged in 2012 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the first sitting of the Parliament. I shall still keep hoping that we shall exercise the necessary restraint and behave with appropriate civility and dignity. '
Calling on members to maintain the dignity and prestige of this house, mr Naidu hoped the house would witness
orderly, informed and constructive debates when it resumes on March 5..
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Dear Members, we certainly should not go in this manner any longer. I appeal to each one of you, please consider this as a sacred institution which should reflect the hopes and aspirations of 130 crore people. This is not aimed at any party--this party or that party. As far as the Chair is concerned, I am concerned about the House.
It is an institution that decides the destiny and charts the direction of national development. That is why people have high hopes on us. We are so privileged to be in this House because of the people’s trust on us. We must use the opportunity wisely by debating, discussing and evolving solutions to a vast number of public concerns. Let us not have slanging matches between parties and stoop down to competing with each other on unparliamentary language or behaviour. When we meet again in March, it is my fervent hope and an earnest appeal to each one of you that we shall turn a new leaf in our Parliament’s history through orderly, informed and constructive debates,'the chairman said
.' I only request every one of you, please keep the prestige and the decorum of this august House. We are supposed to be the Elders. So, keep that in mind and respond in such a manner so that the prestige of the House goes up. I feel that such an atmosphere, quality debates, will become a regular feature like we had in the recent past,'he said.
The chairman said he was impressed by the quality of debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address and that with such talented material on all sides, they should not lose the opportunity to have the debate.
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over the last few days, I have been telling the floor leaders of the quality of the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, whether from this side or that side, and I am very much impressed the way the debate was initially conducted and the contribution made positively from that side and also critically from this side in their own way. They have got every right and we have such good Parliamentarians here, who are articulate and have the capacity to argue and also to put forth their point of view. That being the case, when we have such talented material on all sides, why should we lose the opportunity to have the debate? That is my only concern,'he said.
In a reference to the complaint of Derek o brien on the alleged blackout if his speeches by Rajya Sabha TV, mr Naidu said, 'all other things about individual actions and all, that I am not going to make any comment. And whatever has happened, that has been clarified in the morning. So I am not even touching that. Then, some people have given notice. That notice has been taken note of. That has been already announced. There was some mention about Rajya Sabha telecast by Shri Derek O’Brien. That also has been inquired into and a report, as has been given, has been sent to hon. Member also. There was some power failure.'
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