Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Wednesday said that a better Jharkhand can be formed only when the legislature is effective. The legislature will be effective only when legislators are effective. The Deputy Chairman was addressing lawmakers on the concluding day of two-day training workshop organised for newly elected MLAs of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly in the project building on Wednesday.
Harivansh, while discussing the responsibility of legislators in making laws on time, said that if a law can be made now, legislators are doing injustice by making same law ten years later. Harivansh on the occasion also advocated the need for establishing centers for training of MLAs. He said, “A lawmakers should maintain parliamentary conduct and dignity both in and outside the house as his or her act affects the entire society.”
The two day workshop was very much helpful for new legislators who were elected for first time. Purnima Neeraj Singh one of the lawmaker elected for first time from Jharia said, “The two day workshop was very helpful for such legislators who are elected for first time. During the workshop the participants discussed ways on how law is formed and what legislative processes that lawmakers have to follow in the House.”
She said, “Rajya Sabha deputy speaker Harivansh Jee was the chief guest at the concluding day. He spoke for more than seventy five minutes and during his speech he tried to touch various aspects of legislative procedure.”
Singh said, “The deputy speaker on the occasion asked new lawmakers to behave properly in House. Proper knowledge of budgets, presence of mind and knowledge of rules and regulations of House are some of the qualities that a lawmaker should have.”
The workshop was also attended by senior MLAs. Two times MLA from Dhanbad Raj Sinha said, “The workshop was learning experience as discussion were made on how law is made, how a bill is passed and legislative process in House.”
Sinha further said, “Despite elaborate legislative process conferred to Assembly by Constitution, it is very sad that much of the legislative procedure is not followed in House.”
Sinha said, “A Bill is passed in the House and after getting consent of majority of MLAs the bill becomes the Act without having any discussions on positive and negative aspects of Bill.” Wednesday was the second and last day of training workshop.
Earlier, Speaker Rabindranath Mahato, while stressing the positive debate between the side and the opposition, expressed concern that many important bills pass without discussion.