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PM addresses at the Outstanding Parliamentary Awards function

| | Aug 13, 2014, at 04:34 am
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the importance of the combination of three qualities "Netritva, Kartutva, Vaktutva" - Leadership, Action and Speech-as essential in the making of an Outstanding Parliamentarian.

Addressing the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards function at the Balyogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library on Tuesday, the Prime Minister urged the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to convene a meeting of Speakers of all Vidhan Sabhas, so that the practice of awarding outstanding legislators could be extended to the states as well.

Complimenting the three award winners - Arun Jaitley,  Karan Singh and  Sharad Yadav - for their contribution to Parliament, the Prime Minister hoped that younger MPs would learn from the examples set by them.

Modi said the country is looking at Parliament with a lot of hope, adding that it may also be worthwhile to conduct a survey among the people as to how they judged a particular session of Parliament.

"This may be an eye-opener," he said.

Modi regretted the decline of the use of wit and humour in the proceedings of Parliament in recent years.

The Prime Minister said sharp comments can give us space for a short time - but cannot impact or inspire.

He said the time had come when every sentence said in Parliament should be an inspiration for the country.

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