Contact, communication and hard work make a public servant a public hero: Union Home Minister
The efficiency of MLAs will increase with the knowledge of parliamentary procedures and traditions gained in the enlightenment programme: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah today addressed the orientation program of newly elected assembly members of the state in Chhattisgarh Assembly. Many dignitaries including Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai were present on this occasion.
In his address, Amit Shah said that there is no age for learning and neither does time end for it and to keep learning till the end of life is the basic mantra of success.
He said that people who get elected as MLAs should keep in mind that they are the bearers of a tradition.
Central Home Shah said that in the 75 years of independence, the entire country and all parties together deepened the roots of democracy and gave a message to the whole world that we are a successful democracy.
We have not only successfully assimilated the three-tier democratic system but have also conveyed its results to the public.
The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that in our country the MLA has three types of responsibilities – responsibility towards the region, the ideology of the party and the progress of the entire state. Union Home Minister Shah said that to achieve success in these three areas, there is a need to systematically allocate time and energy.
He said that it is also the responsibility of the MLA to work for the fulfillment of the policies, procedures and objectives of the party.
He said that to become effective, all public representatives should have sensitivity towards the public and the area and readiness, skill and eagerness to discharge public responsibilities.
He said that we should always remain happy in public relations, public gathering, discharge of legislative responsibilities and implementing the policies and objectives of the party on the ground.
Central Home Minister Amit Shah said that we should develop the habit of understanding the administration and giving it in writing, this will get the work done quickly.
He said that we should evolve our methodology of working with officials. He said that only when the public representative is capable and accountable, good administration in his area supports him.
He said that there are many ways to solve the problems and the most appropriate way is to write a concrete letter as per the rules and give it to the administration and fix the responsibility.
A letter written after understanding the problem meaningfully is more effective than any movement and it does not take away the rights of the movement.
Central Home Minister Shah said that to solve the problems of the people and to discharge our responsibilities, it is important to first understand the problem.
He said that our basic job is to consider the problem holistically and provide solutions, not to seek fame and public representatives should also become watchdogs of public interest schemes.
The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that public representatives also have a legislative responsibility. He said that very few people study the Bill, its consequences and objectives.
He said that it is the responsibility of the MLAs to understand any bill and budget as a conscious MLA.
Central Home Shah said that the MLA is the link between the government, opposition and the public. He said that opposition MLAs should also work hard to convey the government’s schemes to the public and should also build their party’s machinery.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that unless MLAs study the language and procedure of law, they cannot become good MLAs.
He said that MLAs should understand the legislative process very well and according to its rules, they should maintain their language, behavior and correspondence with the Assembly Secretariat.
Union Home Minister Shah said that MLAs should bring some good bills as private members, which may become law after a decade or two. He said that when you put forward your views, sooner or later they will take the form of a good law.
The Union Home Minister said that if you want to enter the politics of the region, state and country, then only contact, communication and hard work can be useful and all these three can transform you from a public servant to a public leader. He said that in a democratic system, the party can give you a ticket, but you will get the public mandate only when you communicate with the public and work hard for the area. He said that communication regarding problems is arranged through your office and the implementation of small schemes is also done by your office. For this, the office should be designed in such a scientific and modern manner that information about even the smallest incidents in every village of our area reaches us. Central Home Shah said that teachers, women, youth, litterateurs, journalists and deprived beneficiaries are also opinion makers. He said that through public dialogue and contact with different sections of the society, you get details of the entire area and also get information about the problems. He said that our workers cannot tell us what the public thinks about us, only the public can tell this and for this we should also learn the art of public relations.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that we should be involved with the legislative process and should also have the skill to bring the party’s policies to the floor through the rules of the Assembly.
Central Home Shah said that one should never develop his constituency after seeing the election results, there will never be a bigger sin and political loss than this. He said that if votes are not received from any booth then stepmotherly attitude should not be maintained for this.
Central Home Shah said that when we contest elections, there are candidates from one party and when we win the elections, we become MLAs of the entire region and the problems of the entire region are ours.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai said in his address that we are fortunate that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is present among us in the enlightenment program today.
We will all benefit from his experience. He said that the knowledge of parliamentary procedures and traditions gained in the enlightenment program will increase the efficiency of the MLAs. I would like to express my gratitude to Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh, who has organized this beautiful two-day program.
All the MLAs have benefited from the guidance received in the enlightenment programme. Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh could not be present on this occasion due to health reasons. His message was sent by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal.
He said that we all are happy that the Union Home Minister attended the enlightenment programme. He has found meaningful solutions to important problems of the country. His presence today will be very useful in increasing the understanding of the MLAs related to the Assembly.
On this occasion, Leader of Opposition Dr. Charan Das Mahant said that in the enlightenment program, the top level leadership of the country imparted enlightenment, which will inspire the MLAs to move forward throughout their life. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma was also present on this occasion. Assembly Secretary Dinesh Sharma gave brief information about the enlightenment programme.