PM on 21 years as a Parliamentarian

May 13, 2012 11:59

If you've just joined us, so far, Dr Manmohan Singh initiated the discussion on the Sixty Years Journey of the Indian Parliament this morning at 11 am, immediately after the National anthem was sung. This was followed by speeches by other Parliamentarans in both houses.

The prime minister looked back on his own time in the Upper House and said: "I have been a part of this august House for 21 years. I can say with conviction that we have met the test of essentiality."

The PM recalled the words of India's second president and former member of Rajya Sabha Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He said, "The resilience of the Indian democracy is the proudest achievement of the India state. The people are making their voice increasingly heard by voting in parliamentary and state assembly elections."

He called upon "all of us to respect our institution of democracy."

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