New Delhi: Delays, apathy and corruption erode the credibility of institutions and efforts must be made to ensure transparency of executive action, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said yesterday.
Meira Kumar was speaking on “Strengthening democracy in the south Asia region through institution development” at the Seventh Conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians in Male.
She said existence of an impartial judiciary to uphold the rule of law and protect individual rights and liberty was important for sustaining democracy, according to a press release by the Lok Sabha secretariat here.
“Delays, apathy and corruption erode the credibility of institutions causing disillusionment and unrest. Hence, efforts must be made to ensure transparency and certainty of executive action,” Meira Kumar said. Meira Kumar said legislatures enjoy a position of pre-eminence in a democratic polity and parliaments can frame any number of progressive legislations but these will remain confined to rule books till people believe in necessity of these laws.
Natarajan’s exit good for Goa: Parrikar
Panaji: The exit of Jayanthi Natarajan as union minister of state for environment and forests was good for Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here yesterday.
“Her (Natarajan’s) exit from the ministry is good news for Goa. She was blocking all proposals sent by the Goa government. I had complained about her to the prime minister on several occasions. Her replacement Moily on the other hand is good,” he said.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily has been given additional charge of the ministry of environment and forests.IAns
