Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla on Thursday said the hopes and aspirations of people in a parliamentary democracy are expressed through the Parliament and it is the latter's responsibility to act accordingly. Birla, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, being held in Halifax in Canada, was addressing the workshop on "A People's Parliament: Accessibility through Innovation".
Speaking on the successful democratic system in India, Birla said that the people in India have consistently reposed their faith in democratic institutions through free and fair elections in the 75 years since independence. The increasing voter turnout in the elections has proved that the people consider democracy as the best form of governance.
Lauding the emergence of India at global stage, Birla said that we are celebrating this year as the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence to mark the successful journey of Indian democracy during the last 75 years. On this occasion, the people of India have also resolved to make our country the most developed in the comity of nations, he said. Birla suggested that the Parliaments of Commonwealth countries should interact regularly, share best practices and help each other to implement these best practices.