Vice-President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said he was humbled by the honour bestowed on him by electing him to the Office of Vice-President of India and by virtue of which as Chairperson of Rajya Sabha.
“I am grateful to the Members of Parliament for reposing faith in me and entrusting me this responsibility. I am particularly grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and leaders of several other parties for considering me for this important responsibility,” Naidu said in a statement soon after the results were out.
“I feel particularly overwhelmed by this honour conferred on a commoner like me given my roots in the family of an ordinary farmer. This speaks for the beauty and strength of our parliamentary democracy,” Naidu said.
The former Parliamentary Affairs Minister said Parliament is the highest forum of India’s democratic polity which is to enable socio-economic development of our country through necessary legislative measures for bettering the lives of the people.
“As Chairman of Rajya Sabha, I will sincerely try to steer the functioning of the House to enable it to effectively further the larger interests of the nation. I will uphold the dignity and decorum of the House with the cooperation of all the Members by acting as per the Rules of Business and the conventions of the House,” Naidu said.
He further mentioned that he would endeavor to enable every member the Upper House make meaningful contribution towards addressing the issues being faced by nation.