People’s problems will not be resolved through ‘planned deadlocks’: Lok Sabha Speaker Birla

Problems of the people can be resolved only by the voicing of agreement and disagreement through a dialogue between the ruling parties and Opposition in any House, he added.

“Expression of views and opinions in a House gives clarity in functioning, fixes the accountability of the government and administration, and instils impartiality and honesty in the executive,” Birla added.

During the G20 Speakers’ summit in New Delhi last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about India’s fair, transparent and accountable democratic system, and later delegations from several countries visited India to witness the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he noted.

The people’s faith in the democratic institutions in the country has increased, Birla claimed.
“Local bodies also have the responsibility to build on this trust by meeting the people’s expectations and aspirations. For that, we need to evolve a mechanism in the Houses (general bodies) of local bodies,” the speaker said.

Proceedings of the meetings of municipal councils and corporations should match the level of those in state assemblies, and basic issues such as water and sewerage should be discussed through question hours and zero hours, he added.