New Delhi, June 7 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said that the spirit of democratic decentralisation and local self-governance is realiSed by the Panchayati Raj system.
Addressing the familiarisation programme for the newly elected public representatives of Zilla Parishad of Panipat and Karnal districts, the Lok Sabha Speaker expressed hope that they would do full justice to their role and live up to the expectations of the people who have elected them.
During the interaction, Birla observed that ‘Panchayat Raj’ units are building blocks of democracy and the great edifice of the Indian democratic system rests much on the robustness of the Panchayati Raj Institutions of the country.