Hailing the parliamentary system of India as one of the strongest democratic systems, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla mentioned that meaningful discussion, dialogue, and deliberation have special significance in functioning of Indian Parliament. The strong and efficient Committee systems add to the vibrancy of India’s parliamentary democracy, added Shri Birla. He made these observations during his interaction with Members of Scottish Parliament from various parties in Scotland.
Informing that the Indian Parliament has taken several steps towards gender equality and women empowerment in the past years through legislation and meaningful debates, Shri Birla noted that increasing participation of women MPs in the parliamentary governance system was an important initiative in this direction. He suggested that the Parliaments of India and Scotland should exchange their experiences related to women empowerment.
Observing that India’s democracy is getting stronger day by day, Shri Birla stressed that success of our democratic institutions has increased the trust of the citizens in them. In the last 75 years, we have developed the country with the power of our democracy and the active participation of democratic institutions has brought prosperity in the lives of the people, he added.
