Piyush Goyal asks MPs to make India free from corruption

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Monday called for freeing India from corruption as he remembered the contributions made by various leaders over the 75 years of the countrys parliamentary journey and also stressed the oppositions role of keeping the government in checkA special fiveday session of Parliament began on Monday The session will witness a discussion on the 75year journey of Parliament and the House proceedings moving to a new building Eight bills have also been listed for consideration and passage during the sessionThe Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are holding a discussion on the Parliamentary Journey of 75 Years Starting from Samvidhan Sabha Achievements Experiences Memories and LearningsIn his opening remarks in the Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said the hallowed precincts of Parliament for years have witnessed highs and lows which need to be reflected and deliberated upon so as to take the country to its rightful place in 2047 when it celebrates the centenary of its independenceThe honourable members use of wit humour sarcasm and even acerbic comments inside Parliament are an important inalienable facet of a vigorous democracyThese days we do not get to hear such lighthearted exchanges Hopefully we will see the revival of wit humour and scholarly debates the chairman saidStarting the discussion Goyal recalled the contributions made towards strengthening parliamentary democracy by various chairmen of the Upper House including Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Zakir Husain Shankar Dayal Sharma Kocheril Raman Narayanan Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Mohammad Hamid Ansari M Venkaiah Naidu and DhankharHe said while the elected MPs have made big contributions to strengthen democracy the nominated Rajya Sabha members have also given their bestThe Union minister also recalled the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution the process for which started in the Upper HouseThe legislations concerning triple talaq and the Goods and Services Tax GST too figured prominently in his nearly 40minute speechWhile most of Goyals speech focused on the achievements of the 75year journey of Indias parliamentary democracy and the last nine years of the Narendra Modi government he also highlighted certain unpleasant memories such as Emergency the 2001 Parliament terror attack the cashforvotes scam and the parliamentary proceedings associated with the creation of the state of TelanganaThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader noted that the opposition has a key role to play in keeping the government in check and said Parliament is an institution to keep democracy aliveThe commerce and industry minister called upon the Members of Parliament to work towards women empowerment and making India a corruptionfree developed countryWhen the House assembled for the session Dhankhar lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision for a successful G20 SummitHe also announced that the House will discuss the Parliamentary Journey of 75 Years Starting from Samvidhan Sabha Achievements Experiences Memories and LearningsThe chairman said all members will get an opportunity to express their views during the sixhour discussionLeader of Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also requested the chairman to revoke the suspension of two Aam Aadmi Party AAP members Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha at a time when the House is holding the session and moving into the new Parliament buildingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever