New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed 'deep concern' over the showing of banners, placards, posters, and use of certain language inside the House by some MPs and urged leaders of all political parties to ensure discipline and high ethical conduct among their members.
In a letter to leaders of all political parties having members in Lok Sabha, Birla said the House has always had a glorious tradition of dignified discussion and dialogue but for some time now, the dignity and prestige of the country's parliamentary democracy are being undermined by some of the members both inside and outside the chamber and within the Parliament complex.
The Speaker said the time has come to engage in serious contemplation and introspection to maintain the high dignity and prestige of the democratic institutions and urged the top leadership of all political parties and the leaders of all parties in the House to make special efforts to ensure discipline and high ethical conduct and behaviour among their members within the chamber and the Parliament House complex.
Birla said the Parliament is the supreme democratic institution representing the sovereign aspirations of the 140 crore citizens of the country and every voice expressed in the Parliament represents the hopes, aspirations, and expectations of millions of citizens.
