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Rights and jurisdiction defined in Constitution should be followed by all: Om Birla
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Santosh Kumar Pathak | 21 Jan, 2023
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that all the presiding officers of
legislative bodies taking part in the All India Presiding Officers'
Conference (AIPOC) here believe that the rights and jurisdiction defined
in the Constitution should be followed by all.
"There should be mutual respect among each other," he said while suggesting that the judiciary should "remain within decorum".
Birla made the remarks while speaking with IANS on the sidelines of the conference in Jaipur.
The
Lok Sabha Speaker spoke on a range of subjects, including the
relationship between the legislature and the judiciary, ruckus during
the proceedings of the House and the ongoing Presiding Officers'
Conference.
Excerpts:
IANS: At AIPOC, Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar, you and several other presiding officers have
expressed views on the jurisdiction and dignity of the judiciary. What
is your opinion about the relationship between the judiciary and the
legislature?
Birla: In the All India Presiding Officers'
Conference, all the presiding officers believe that the rights and
jurisdiction provided under the Constitution should be respected by all.
The country should run according to the Constitution, no organ should
encroach on the work area of the other and the executive, judiciary and
legislature should work in harmony with each other to strengthen
democracy. Everyone should follow their own limits. The relationship
between the judiciary and the legislature was also discussed in the
Kevadia conference before the Jaipur conference.
IANS: Voices are
being raised in the conference that the legislature is supreme in
matters related to making of laws, then why is there the courts'
interference in it. What's your take on this?
Birla: This issue
will be discussed on both the days in the conference. We will take
forward the decisions that will be taken after the discussion. But we
clearly believe that all (institutions) should remain within their
limits. Even in the conference, all the presiding officers have
emphasised that we respect the judiciary, its independence, its
authority and jurisdiction, but the judiciary should also remain within
its limits.
IANS: In the conference, concern was also expressed about ruckus inside the House?
Birla:
In the conference, discussions on how to maintain decency and dignity
inside the House are going on and some important decisions can be taken
regarding this. It is our endeavour that there should be no disturbance
or ruckus during the proceedings of the House and all the presiding
officers are unanimous that it is not appropriate to disrupt the House
in a planned manner. Many important issues like the behaviour of public
representatives, high-quality discussion inside the House and active
participation of the public while making laws are also to be discussed
in the conference.
IANS: Questions are also being raised on the
issue of declining number of sittings of the House and state Assemblies.
What's your take?
Birla: Certainly it is a matter of concern for
us that the number of sittings is continuously declining. Assemblies in
many states run only for 10 to 15 days in a year, this is a matter of
serious concern. We expect that the proceedings of the Legislative
Assembly should last for at least 30 days and maximum for 60 days.
Several resolutions have been passed in several conferences regarding
this and we are constantly making efforts regarding this.
IANS:
When is the construction work of the new Parliament House building
expected to be completed? Is there a possibility that this year's budget
session would be held in the new building?
Birla: The
construction work of Parliament House is going on and is in progress.
When the construction work is completed, you all will definitely be
informed.
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