Birla urges lawmakers to uphold dignity of legislatures, warns against misuse of free speech
He further observed: “Legislators must remember that their language, thoughts, and expressions are the strength of democracy.”
He further observed: “Legislators must remember that their language, thoughts, and expressions are the strength of democracy.”
Recalling the rich history of the Delhi Assembly, Birla noted that the chamber once echoed with the voices of freedom fighters and national leaders such as Lala Lajpat Rai, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and Tej Bahadur Sapru.
Speaking on the second day of the All Indian Speakers Conference at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, she extended a warm welcome to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, along with other distinguished guests on the dais.
This is the first time Delhi will host the All India Speakers’ Conference, the Assembly Secretariat confirmed.
To honour the Assembly’s legacy, a specially commissioned documentary will also be screened, chronicling Mahatma Gandhi’s three visits to the House, protests against the Simon Commission, and the day Shri Vitthalbhai Patel assumed the office of Speaker exactly a century ago.
