70th Plenary Meeting of the North Eastern Council
70th Plenary Meeting of the North Eastern Council in Guwahati, Assam today

Write for us Guest Posting: There have been three major roadblocks to the development of the North East for decades – violence by extremist groups, lack of rail, road and air connectivity and lack of thrust on development of the Northeast by previous governments.

The Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made many efforts in the last 8 years to bring peace to the North East, for enhancing connectivity and giving priority to the development of the region.

Everyone in the counyry considers the languages, cultures, cuisines and costumes of the North East as its heritage and the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is striving to preserve and promote the identity of this region.

After finding the root cause of all the problems of the North East, Government of India has made many efforts to solve them.

Union Home Minister urges Chief Ministers of North Eastern States to make full use of NESAC for flood control, irrigation, tourism, afforestation and agriculture.

Chief Ministers of North Eastern States to appoint a nodal officer for NESAC in their States for its maximum and better utilization.

The Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that all-round development of the country is possible by taking all the languages ​​of India together and a provision has been made in the new National Education Policy that primary education should onlybein the mother tongue.

Financial discipline by the North Eastern States is essential to contribute in making Indian economy the second largest in the world.

Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving priority to natural agriculture and digital agriculture and for certification of natural products, process to form a Multi-State cooperative society by merging Amul and 5 other cooperative societies has been started.

More than 500 laboratories across the country to certify quality of soil and natural products.

Government under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to important campaigns like flood free and drug free North East.

Request to keep North Eastern States free from use of single use plastic for environmental protection.

Purpose of hydro power plants is not only to generate energy, butcan also be used in flood prevention, besides ideal use of 271 wetlands can also help in preventing floods.

The Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah, today presided over the 70th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council in Guwahati, Assam. Union Minister For Culture, Tourism And Development Of North Eastern Region, Shri G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Ministry of Co-operation, Shri B.L.Verma, the Governors and Chief Ministers of the North Eastern States and senior officers of various departments of the Centre and the North Eastern States were also present in the meeting.

In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that there were three major hurdles in the path of development of Northeast for decades – violence and unrest by extremist groups, lack of rail, road and air connectivity in the Northeast and absence of thrust on development of Northeast by previous governments . He said that the development of the Northeast was never a priority for the previous governments. But, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India has made many efforts in the last 8 years to bring peace in the Northeast, to increase all connectivity and to give priority to the development of this region.

The Union Home Minister said that the whole of India considers the languages, cultures, cuisine and costumes of the Northeast of the country as its heritage and the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making every effort to preserve and promote the natural identity of this region. He said that in the last 8 years, the government has made many efforts to solve all the problems of the Northeast by finding their root cause.
Shri Amit Shah urged the Chief Ministers of the North Eastern States to make full use and benefit of NESAC data for flood control, irrigation, tourism, afforestation and agriculture. He said that the Chief Ministers of North Eastern States should appoint a nodal officer for NESAC in their states so that maximum and better use of this platform can be made.

The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre believes that all-round development of the country is possible only by taking all the languages ​​of the country together and a provision has been made in the new National Education Policy that primary education should be in the mother tongue.
Shri Amit Shah said that Indian economy is currently ranked fifth in the world and financial discipline by the Northeastern states is necessary to contribute to making it second in the world. Highlighting the importance of natural farming and digital farming, Shri Shah said that natural farming and digital farming are a matter of priority for the government of India and process of forming a multi-state cooperative society by merging Amul and 5 other cooperatives for certification of natural products is also started. He said that after certification of these products, this cooperative society will also ensure their export, so that the profit will go directly to the bank accounts of the farmers. Shri Shah said that more than 500 laboratories across the country will certify the quality of soil and natural products.

The Union Home Minister said that flood-free and drug-free Northeast is very important for the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Emphasizing over the measures to prevent floods, Shri Shah said that the purpose of hydro power plants is not only to generate energy, but they can also be used in flood prevention. Apart from this, ideal use of 271 wetlands can also help in preventing floods. He urged to keep the North Eastern states free from the use of single use plastic for environmental protection.

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CSIR-NIScPR celebrates 81st Foundation Day
CSIR-NIScPR celebrates 81st Foundation Day of CSIR

“Write for us Guest Post”: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) was set up on 26 September 1942. This year, this one of the largest R&D organisations of India is celebrating its 81st Foundation Day. 37 laboratories spread across the country, celebrate this special day at their own place. Delhi based CSIR laboratory the National Institute of Science Communication & Policy Research (NIScPR) celebrated 81st Foundation Day on 27th September 2022 at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Todapur, New Delhi.

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Ministry of Home Affairs declares Popular Front of India
Ministry of Home Affairs declares Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates as ‘Unlawful Association’

The Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates or affiliates or fronts have been found to be involved in serious offences, including terrorism and its financing, targeted gruesome killings, disregarding the constitutional set up of the country, disturbing public order etc. which are prejudicial to the integrity, security and sovereignty of the country.
Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs found it necessary to curb the nefarious activities of the organization and has hence declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) along with its associates or affiliates or fronts including Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala as an “unlawful association” under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

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10th BRICS meet
10th BRICS meet, calls for joint fight against common challenges

“Write for us Guest Post”: India recognises the importance of Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) in bringing together our researchers to tackle new and emerging challenges

BRICS countries must deepen cooperation in the areas like Health, Agriculture, Water, Renewable Energy, Biotechnology, Electric mobility, ICT, AI, Robotics and Environment: Dr Jitendra Singh

​​​​​​​“BRICS STI Declaration 2022” & “BRICS Innovation Action Plan 2022-23” adopted at the 10th Meeting of BRICS S&T Ministers

Addressing the 10th BRICS meet of Science & Technology Ministers through virtual mode today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh called for joint fight against common challenges.
In his opening remarks, he said that Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries face many similar challenges such as ensuring food, affordable healthcare and energy access for its people, and addressing environmental problems like climate change, biodiversity loss etc.

The Minister also underlined the importance of Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) in bringing together our researchers to tackle new and emerging challenges.
Mr. Wang Zhigang, Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, China, Dr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande, Minister, Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, South Africa, Mr. Paulo Alvim, Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil, Mr. Valery Falkov, Minister, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Russia took part in the 10th BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting along with senior officials and scientists.


Dr Jitendra Singh said, in order to resolve these challenges, it is imperative for us to join hands to innovate affordable scientific solutions. He pointed out that there are several areas where the lives of our people are directly benefited from our mutual cooperation like the establishment of a vaccine R&D centre, BRICS Network University, establishment of shared satellite constellation, mutual recognition of pharma products, etc.


The Minister said, BRICS Young Scientist Conclave, BRICS Youth Summits, BRICS Sports, and increase in exchanges amongst our scientific organizations, researchers and civil society have also strengthened our people-to-people contact.
Dwelling on the main session theme on “Strengthening BRICS STI Cooperation”, Dr Jitendra Singh said, BRICS countries must deepen cooperation in the areas like Health, Agriculture, Water, Renewable Energy, biotechnology, Electric mobility, ICT, AI, Robotics and Environment. He said, the network of BRICS countries can collaborate to develop joint S&T solutions, commercialized to fit their local economies.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, India would support BRICS efforts in developing innovative and inclusive solutions, including digital and technological tools to promote sustainable development and facilitate affordable and equitable access to global public goods for all. The Minister pointed out that in time to come, BRICS shall hold global importance for being the most populated marketplace, driven by the knowledge economy and underlined that BRICS countries can collaborate to develop joint S&T solutions suited to local economies.
Referring to India’s efforts and march in STI area, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has always emphasized that ultimate aim of all scientific endeavour is to bring “Ease of Living” for common man; and a “science-based development”. He said, India is moving along the mantra of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, and Jai Anusandhan,’ which essentially believes in coordination of various sectors to make India a global centre of research and innovation.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, in the last eight years, Government R&D expenditure has almost doubled. In this year’s budget, Rupees 14,800 Crore has been allocated for Ministry of Science and Technology. A budget of ₹5,000 crore has been allocated for the creation of a National Research Foundation (NRF). He said, as a result of increased investment, India has reached 3rd position in scientific publication as per NSF database and the country has featured within the top 50 innovative economies globally (at 46th rank), as per Global Innovation Index (GII). It has also reached 3rd Position in terms of number of PhDs, in size of Higher Education System; as well as in terms of number of Start-ups, the Minister added.


Dr Jitendra Singh said, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to disrupt our world and India, being the fastest growing economy with the second largest population in the world, has a significant stake in the AI revolution. Recognizing this, we have established 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) in the country. International collaboration is embedded in it and we welcome researchers from foreign countries for collaborative research and sharing of knowhow, the Minister emphasised.
In the closing session, where BRICS STI Declaration 2022 was adopted, Dr Jitendra Singh said, advancing BRICS innovation enterprises, developing next generation BRICS scientific leadership and enabling resource sharing should be our guiding strategy of BRICS STI partnership. He said, BRICS countries may explore opportunities of technology transfer & mechanism thereof and adaptation of intra-BRICS technologies among member nations.
He said, “The BRICS Innovation Action Plan 2022-23” adopted would help sharing best practices and networking among BRICS Innovation ecosystem and innovation actors. India looks forward to deepen the BRICS collaboration in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Dr Jitendra Singh thanked China for hosting 2022 BRICS Summit successfully and organising a series of high-level sectoral meetings including the 10th Meeting of BRICS S&T Ministers and 12th Meeting of Senior officials.

JALDOOT App launched to enable monitoring of ground water tables across the country
JALDOOT App launched: to enable monitoring of ground water tables across the country

Guest Posting: Data will enable better planning of grassroot works: Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste

Addressing the depleting ground water table a priority; necessary to have updated data from across the country: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

State Governments should take measures by involving the Gram Panchayats towards systematically collecting ground water level data: Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil

Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Steel, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste launched the “JALDOOT App and JALDOOT App e-brochure” at a function in New Delhi today, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil. Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Shri Sunil Kumar and senior officers from the Ministry were also present on this occasion. Representatives from all States/UTs were also present through Video-Conferencing.

JALDOOT app has been jointly developed by Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. This app will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected 2-3 wells in a village. Manual monitoring of water levels in open wells will be measured twice in a year, from 1st May to 31st May as pre-monsoon water level and from 1st October to 31st October for post-monsoon level for the same well. Jaldoots, that is, officers assigned to measure the water levels, should also upload the geo-tagged photographs through the app on every occasion of measurement.

This Mobile app will work in both online and offline mode. So water level can be captured even without internet connectivity and captured date will be stored in mobile and when mobile comes in the connectivity area, data will synchronize with the central server. The regular data to be input by the Jaldoots would be integrated with the database of National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC), which can be utilised for analysis and display of various useful reports for the benefit of various stakeholders. Water level report, Monsoon Report and Registered user report are available at JALDOOT web portal.

While addressing the gathering at the App launch event, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste said that with the newly launched app, the State Government/UTs and gram panchayats should involve themselves towards systematically collecting ground water level data and assimilation of the same in the central digital database for analysis. He said that the despite promoting watershed development, afforestation, waterbody development and renovation, rainwater harvesting like initiatives, the ground water level in various parts of the country has depleted. He said this app will facilitate in observing water tables across the country and the resulting data can be utilised for Gram Panchayat Development Plan and Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Plans.

Minister of State, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in her address said that the withdrawal of ground water has reached critical levels in many parts of the country and addressing this issue is a priority. Therefore measurement and observation of the levels of water tables across the country has become necessary. She said that if rain water check dams are built, they will be useful in management and conservation of rain water.
Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, in his address said that the State Governments should take measures by involving the Gram Panchayats towards systematically collecting ground water level data. He said we should work together on mission mode to raise the ground water level across the country.

A resource book for grass root level functionaries- Jaldoot can be accessed at http://cgwb.gov.in (JalDootRsourceBook.pdf).

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Tourism Sector in North Eastern Region Concludes
SymphoNE: The Game-Changer For Tourism Sector in North Eastern Region Concludes

Write for us Guest Post: Shri B.L. Verma, MoS for DoNER & Co-Operation in his video message, said that GoI under the visionary leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi has been passionately working towards the development of North-East India with tourism sector being one of the core sectors and programs like Sympho-NE will serve as a milestone in the development of tourism potential in the region.
Shri. Harpreet Singh, Joint Secretary, MDoNER, welcomed all the dignitaries and opined that Sympho-NE is a great platform to assimilate the best of ideas and best practices that would boost and unleash the potential of tourism sector in the north-eastern region.

Mr. Nitin Jaiswal, Asia Head, Bloomberg appreciated both central and state Governments for their efforts towards boosting tourism sector in North-East India. Mr. Jaiswal highlighted the invaluable role of the locals and indigenous community who could prove to be a big catalyst and influencer for development of tourism sector in North-East India.


Smit. R Lalrodingi, Advisor North Eastern Council, emphasized on the importance of ‘Skilled Man Power’ with technical training that would further enhance the tourism activities and showcase the ‘culture, adventure and nature’ of the North-Eastern region.
Mr. Kiran Gitte, IAS, Tripura Tourism Board, underlined the importance of creating a market economy to ensure sustainable tourism and making the North East, one of the most sought-after tourist places in the world.


Mr. Oken Tayeng, tour operator “Aber Country Travels” on adventure sports, talked about bringing out a government policy for the tourists to have a safe environment for them especially in adventurous sports like trekking, rafting, etc to ensure their safety.

Shri. Lok Ranjan, Secretary MDoNER, in his concluding remarks for the development of Sympho-NE, stated that north-east India is a beautiful paradise and with a common vision of the community as a whole, we could showcase the diversity and beauty of the north-eastern region. By reimagining the Tourism Sector of North East, he said that the idea of “People and the Planet on the Core ” could help us to march towards inclusiveness, resilience and sustainability which will benefit the future generations as well. He further said that Sympho-NE represents the Ministry’s commitment to Public Participation and Jan Bhagidari.


Working on the opportunities towards exploring grand opportunities in the tourism sector in the north-eastern region, Ministry of North Eastern Region organized the virtual conference ‘Sympho-NE’ on 24th and 27th September 2022. Sympho-NE aims to create a roadmap to showcase the unexplored beauty of north-east India and appreciate the tourism sector in the north-eastern region. It included ideation, discussion & formulation of the ideas & suggestions by thought leaders, policy thinkers, social media influencers, travel & tour operators and senior officials of the Ministry of DoNER and state departments.

SymphoNE aims to develop a one-stop solution to eliminate all obstacles that are being faced by the tourists, and the tour operators alike while carrying out the operations for the visitors while solving logistics & infrastructural bottlenecks, lack of awareness about the locations among the tourist and to spread necessary information among the people for marketing/promotional activities.

Ninth Session of Governing Body of the ITPGRFA concludes
Ninth Session of Governing Body of the ITPGRFA concludes

The Ninth Session of the Governing Body (GB9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) concluded in New Delhi today.
The six-day GB9 session of ITPGRFA was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi on September 19, 2022. More than 400 eminent scientists and resource persons from 150 member-countries participated in the deliberation during the 9th session of GB.
First contribution towards Benefit Sharing Fund of Treaty from India
In a historical first, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) contributed Rs 20 lakhs (~USD 25,000) to the Benefit-Sharing Fund (BSF) as the first collective contribution from Indian seed sector, during the GB-9 meetings. The BSF is the funding mechanism of the Treaty used for support of capacity building, Conservation and sustainable use projects among the Contracting Parties of the Treaty.


India appointed as Co-Chair of the Working Group on Enhancement of MLS
Dr Sunil Archak, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, India, was appointed as Co-Chair, along with Dr Michael Ryan, Department of Agriculture, Canberra, Australia, on the Working Group on ‘Enhancement of the Multilateral System (MLS)’. A fully functional user-friendly and simple MLS is crucial for the success of the ITPGFRA. Elements of enhancement would include measures for increased benefit sharing mechanism, expansion of crops and accessions available through the MLS, while also taking into cognisance changes in scientific, technical and policy environment globally.
Consensus on implementation of Farmers Rights reached after extensive negotiations at GB9
Based on meetings in the last five years of Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Farmers’ Rights (FRs), Co-Chaired by Dr R.C. Agrawal (India) and Ms Svanhild Isabelle Batta Torheim (Norway), and the working group/plenary deliberations during the GB9 meeting, a resolution on implementation of Farmers Rights under Article 9 was finally agreed upon ensuring equilibrium and justice.
The Co-chairs acknowledged the contributions of the experts, stakeholders and delegates of the GB9 to arrive at the resolution which was difficult, but achieved, nonetheless. The GB called upon the Contracting Parties to update inventory of national measures, best practices and lessons learnt for national implementation of Farmers’ Rights under the Treaty, as per the national legislation. Further, the Treaty Secretariat was requested to publish the options for realization of Farmers’ Rights, including Option Category 10 (legal measures for the implementation of the Farmers’ Rights), which was noted as Co-Chairs proposal, based on India’s experience under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001 where FRs are well balanced with Plant Breeders Rights were included in the resolution as the Co-Chairs. The GB9 also called upon the Treaty Secretariat to include in its multi-year programme of work (MYPOW) for possible impact of digital sequence information (DSI) on Farmers’ Rights.

The GB9 welcomed the offer of Government of India to host a global symposium on Farmers’ Rights to share experiences and discuss future work on Farmers’ Rights and also for the assessment of the Implementation of the Farmers’ Rights as per the Treaty Article 9 in various countries which are Contracting Parties.
India flags issue regarding genebank funding
In a major breakthrough in the GB9 of ITPGRFA, Contracting Parties acknowledged the intervention made by India, and supported by many African nations, regarding effect due to institutional reform within the CGAIR system on funding of genebanks globally, and CIFOR-ICRAF and ICRISAT in particular. GB emphasised the need to ensure the long-term safety of the Article 15 IARC genebanks and the distribution of germplasm held ‘in trust’ by the CGIAR centres and other Article 15 genebanks, and for long-term solutions by strengthening the Treaty and the Crop Trust mechanism.

Indian handicrafts shine at the Made in India trade exhibition held in Guatemala
Indian Handicrafts shines in Made in India – Trade Show Exhibition in Guatemala

Ten national master craft persons and exporters from all parts of India are displaying a wide range of handcrafted products India Pavilion inaugurated by Vice President of Guatemala (Latin America)

Indian handicrafts shine at the Made in India trade exhibition held in Guatemala

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) in association with Indian mission in the Guatemala (Latin America) is organizing a Made in India – Trade Show Exhibition on Indian arts & crafts and other products of Indian Handicrafts Manufacturers & Exporters from 22 – 24 September, 2022 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Ten National master craft persons and exporters from all parts of India are displaying the wide range of variety of handcrafted products like home décor, home furnishing, carpets, furniture, lamps, fashion jewellery & accessories, incense, aroma and wellness products.

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Decorum and discipline is the heart
Decorum and discipline is the heart and soul of democracy; legislators must set high standards through their conduct – Vice President

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly felicitates the Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Rajasthan Chief Minister hosts dinner in honour of the Vice President.

The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today stressed that decorum and discipline is the heart and soul of democracy and urged the elected representatives to set high standards through their words and conduct.
Addressing the Members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly during a felicitation ceremony organized in his honour in Jaipur today, Shri Dhankhar said that the reputation of people’s representatives and efficiency of parliamentary institutions is critical to flourishing of democracy. “Failure on these counts would adversely impact other public institutions as well,” he added.
Observing that historically, our legislative assemblies and the Parliament have largely functioned in a calm and composed way, the Vice President termed the present situation as alarming. He stressed the need for political parties to come on a common platform and resolve their differences through a consensual approach.
Highlighting that guidance to governance emanates from hallowed precincts legislature, he called for taking inspiration from quality debates of our constituent Assembly.
Referring to the principal of ‘Separation of Powers’, the Vice President underlined that none of the three organs of the ‘State’ can claim to be supreme as only the Constitution is supreme.
In his address, Shri Dhankhar thanked the Speaker and all Members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for their love and warmth.
Dr C P Joshi, Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Gulab Chand Katariya, Leader of Opposition, Shri Shanti Kumar Dhariwal, Rajasthan Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were present.
Prior to this, the Vice President also Attended a felicitation ceremony organised in his honour by various social organisations from the state of Rajasthan.
In the evening, Shri Dhankhar attended a dinner hosted in his honour by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot at his residence.
Following is the full text of speech –

विधान सभा के पवित्र परिसर में निमंत्रित होना मेरे लिए ऐक यादगार पल है।

मैं अभिभूत हूँ।

राज्य सभा के सभापति के रूप में और इस सदन के पूर्व सदस्य के रूप में, यह वास्तव में मेरे लिए हमेशा संजोए जाने वाला एक मूल्यवान क्षण है।

इस सम्मानित सदन के माध्यम से मैं राजस्थान के लोगों को हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएं देता हूं, जिनका मेरे दिल में हमेशा विशेष स्थान है और सदेव रहेगा।

आज इस सदा यादगार रखने वाले सम्मान के लिए माननीय अध्यक्ष डॉ. सी पी जोशी जी , सदन के नेता मुख्य मंत्री श्री अशोक गहलोत जी और प्रतिपक्ष नेता श्री गुलाब चंद कटारिया जी का आभार।

मैं पूर्ववर्ती वक्ताओं के दयालु शब्दों और उपस्थित माननीय सदस्यों द्वारा गर्मजोशी से स्वागत के लिए हार्दिक धन्यवाद।

संसद और विधायिका का कामकाज एक जीवंत और स्वस्थ लोकतंत्र की कुंजी है।

ये संस्थाए प्रामाणिक रूप से लोगों की इच्छा के साथ-साथ उनकी आकांक्षाओं का भी प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं।

लोकतंत्र के इन मंदिरों में जन प्रतिनिधियों को महत्वपूर्ण संवैधानिक कर्तव्यों का पालन करना आवश्यक है।

संसद और विधायिका सरकारों को प्रबुद्ध करने का सशक्त माध्यम है।

लोगों की आकांक्षाओं को साकार करने सार्थक और प्रभावी माध्यम है।

कार्यपालिका को जवाबदेह ठहराना, पारदर्शिता और उत्तरदायित्व स्थापित करना इन संस्थाओं का मूल कर्तव्य है।

इससे प्रभावी और माध्यम हो नहीं सकता।

अनुशासन और स्वस्थ विचार मंथन लोकतंत्र जी आत्मा है।

विधानमंडलों और संसद में यह सब अधिक महत्वपूर्ण है।

विधानमंडलों और संसद में बहस, चर्चा और विचार-विमर्श ही लोकतंत्र का अमृत है।

लोकतंत्र की जननी और दुनिया के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र के रूप में, हमारे चुने हुए प्रतिनिधियों का आचरण अनुकरणीय होना संविधान निर्माताओं जी कल्पना और अपेक्षा थी।

यदि हम संविधान सभा की ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि देखें तो हमारे सामने शांत और व्यवस्थित तरीके से विचार मंथन का दृश्य उपस्थित होगा।

संविधान सभा में संविधान विकसित करते समय सबसे चुनौतीपूर्ण मुद्दों पर विभिन्न दृष्टिकोणों को एकजुटता और स्वस्थ वातावरण में देखा गया।

आज के हालात अत्यंत गम्भीर और चिंतनीय- सामयिक दृश्य- संसद और विधान सभाएँ किसी कुश्ती के अखाडे से कम नहीं हैं।

वर्तमान हालात लोकतंत्र के बारे में एक बहुत ही चिंतनीय संकेत है।

संसद और विधायिका में वर्तमान परिदृश्य चिंताजनक है।

लोकतांत्रिक व्यवस्था को कड़ी चुनौती है।

गहरी चिंता का कारण।

अमर्यादित आचरण सभी सीमाएँ लांघ गया है।

जनता के बीच में हास्य का विषय बन गये है।

प्रजातांत्रिक व्यवस्था और मूल्यों पर इससे क्रूर और दर्दनाक कुठाराघात और क्या हो सकता है ?

समय आ गया है कि इस गम्भीर स्थिति पर हर स्तर पर व्यापक चिंतन मंथन हो।

इस गिरावट पर अंकुश लगना चाहिए।

हमारा दायित्व और भावना प्रजातंत्र को पनपना है न की इसे धंवस्थ करना।

विचित्र और भयावह दृश्य- जिनको संसद और विधान सभाओँ में चर्चा करनी चाहिए वो सड़क पर हैं।

संसद और विधान सभा स्वस्थ विचार आदान प्रदान का स्थान है।

जो दृश्य आज है वो इसका विपरीत है।

जनता और विशेषकर युवा सकती पर इसका प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ रहा है।

जनता अचंभित है कि जिनको प्रजातांत्रिक वयस्था और मूल्यों का सर्जन करना है वो ही इनको ख़त्म करने में लगे है।

ऐक तरीक़े से पानी सर के ऊपर है।

प्रजातंत्र को बचाने के लिए अविलम्ब समाधान ही विकल्प है।

राजनीतिक दलों को एक साझा मंच पर आने और सर्वसम्मति के दृष्टिकोण से अपने मतभेदों को हल करने की अहम जरूरत है।

जैसा कि ऋग्वेद कहता है-


“हमारा उद्देश्य एक हो, हमारी भावनाएँ सुसंगत हो। हमारे विचार एकत्रित हो।
जैसे इस विश्व के, ब्रह्मांड के विभिन्न पहलुओं और क्रियाकलापों में तारतम्यता और एकता है”

लोकतंत्र के फलने-फूलने के लिए जनप्रतिनिधियों की प्रतिष्ठा और संसदीय संस्थाओं की दक्षता महत्वपूर्ण है।

इन मामलों में विफलता अन्य सार्वजनिक संस्थानों पर भी प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डालेगी।

शासन के लिए मार्गदर्शन पवित्र परिसर विधायिका से निकलता है।

आम जनता भी अपने चुने हुए प्रतिनिधियों के आचरण और व्यवहार को उत्सुकता से देखती है और उनसे प्रेरणा लेती है।

सांसदों और विधायकों का आचरण सदनों के भीतर और बाहर हर दृष्टि से अनुकरणीय होना चाहिए।

एक आम धारणा बन रही है कि संसद और राज्य विधानमंडल में बहस की गुणवत्ता में गिरावट आ रही है।

“विरोध करने का अधिकार’ ‘बाधा डालने का अधिकार’ के रूप विकसित हो रहा है।

हमारे सांसदों और विधान सभाओं के सदस्यों को हमारी संविधान सभा की गुणवत्तापूर्ण बहसों को ध्यान में रखना चाहिए।

राजनीतिक दलों को विधायिकाओं को सक्षम करने के लिए आत्मनिरीक्षण करने की आवश्यकता है।

सभी को यह याद रखना होगा कि ‘राज्य’ के तीनों अंगों में से कोई भी सर्वोच्च होने का दावा नहीं कर सकता क्योंकि केवल संविधान ही सर्वोच्च है।

मैं बड़ी आशा के साथ समाप्त करता हूं कि इस प्रतिष्ठित सदन के सदस्य अपने शब्दों और कार्यों के माध्यम से इस ‘लोकतंत्र के मंदिर’ की पवित्रता को बनाए रखेंगे। और संविधान निर्माताओं की भावना को जीवित रखें।

इस सम्मान के लिए एक बार फिर धन्यवाद।

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