Doordarshan, the state broadcaster will make live telecast of the proceedings of the UP assembly from Monday. This is for the first time that Doordarshan will make live telecast of the proceedings of a state assembly.
The UP assembly speaker Hridya naryan dikshit said here on Sunday that this is a historic moment for the state assembly. So far the facility of live telecast is available only for the both the houses of parliament through the respective TV channels run separately by both the houses of the parliament – the lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
"This issues was under consideration for several years, the present government took up the matter with the Union ministry of information and broadcasting. The live telecast will not only enable the people to watch their representatives performing on the floor of the house , it will also more transparency in the overall functioning of the state legislature’’, said Hridya Naryan Dikshit while addressing the all party meeting convened on the eve of the inaugural session of the state assembly.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, leaders of the allies of the BJP Apna Dal, Suheldeo Bharatiya Samaj party and the leaders of the opposition parties – Samajwadi party Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress were also present in the meeting.
Assembly Speaker Hridya Narain Dikshit sought the cooperation of the opposition parties for the peaceful and meaning ful conduct of the proceedings of the house. He urged the opposition parties to listen to the joint address to both the house of legislature by the State Governor on Monday and participate in the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governors address.
The Speaker said the opposition should participate in the debate and raise their issues through Parliamentary norms."Creating noisy scenes and rushing to the Well of House will only disrupt the proceedings and not have any fruitful results," said the Speaker.
Yogi Adityanath, chief minister and the leader of the house said the government wants to have the maximum number of sittings of the house so as to ensure the accountability of the bureaucracy.
Reminding the members of the house that the UP assembly is the largest state assembly in the country Chief minister said `` every member is elected and his conduct is under the constant scrutiny by the people so its essential for them participate in the proceedings of the house in positive manner for the redressal of the grievances of the people they represent.
The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said that the Government was ready to hold debate on all contentious issues, including law and order. "We would not shy away from debate on any issue like the previous Government did, but we also want that all the debates should be held in a democratic and peaceful way," he said.
The leader of opposition Ram Govind chowdhary laljiVerma leader of the BSP and Ajay Kumar lallu of Congress appreciated the observations made by the chief ministers. The leaders of the opposition parties assured their full cooperation to the chair for the peaceful conduct of the proceedings of the house.
Earlier in the day a meeting for the review of the security arrangements in and around the state assembly building was held here on Sunday. The meeting presided by the speaker was attended by the DG police, principal secretary home and officials of the district administration. The meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the state assembly was also held on Sunday to consider and approve the agenda of the house for session commencing from Monday.
The legislature party members of the BJP, SP, BSP and the Congress were also held on Sunday to chalk out their strategy during the inaugural session of the assembly. CM Yogi Adityanath presided over the meeting of the BJP legislature parties and the allies at the lok Bhawan.