Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Wednesday inaugurated the two-day orientation programme for the newly elected members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The programme aims to teach the participants how to be effective legislators. Birla while talking about the programme said that the state of Gujarat has given numerous great personalities to the nation that made the country proud.
While talking about the newly elected members, he said, "By drawing motivation from them, it is believed that newly elected members of Gujarat’s Legislative Assembly would greatly contribute to the empowering of democracy and in bringing constructive changes in the lives of country’s common people."
He further suggested that this programme will help the members to understand the rules and procedures of the house.
"By understanding the rules & procedures, the members should make the House a place for meaningful dialogue. If the discussion’s level is high, better laws will be made, & the prestige of the House will also increase," news agency ANI quoted him as saying.
Through this two-day event, 182 members of the Gujarat Assembly, including the 105 new faces will learn from parliamentarians the several ropes of serving as the people's representatives through real-life examples. The instructors as well as guest speakers including experts, senior parliamentarians and ministers, will emphasise on privilege and ethics of elected MLAs.
The just-concluded first half of the Budget Session of Parliament saw uproars in the Lok Sabha when a member used unparliamentary language. The orientation programme will help the House in avoiding similar situations in the near future and also maintain the decorum of the House.