Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that in current times it has become a wrong tradition to topple elected governments through horse-trading. This is a matter of concern for the entire country, he said.
Gehlot was addressing a three-day National Legislators Conference organised from June 15-17 in Mumbai through video conference from his residence on Saturday.
Gehlot said that it is the duty of the people’s representatives not to change the party at any cost and to maintain complete loyalty and dedication towards their parties. Politics is a medium of service.
After joining politics, the religion of the public representatives should be to serve people with honesty, loyalty and commitment, he said.
The veteran Congress leader said even after 75 years of Independence, democracy is intact in our country.
Due to this democratic strength, India has a different identity and respect in the whole world. It is the collective responsibility of all of us to save democracy.
In a democracy, an ideological fight exists between two political parties, which should never be made personal, he said.
Gehlot said that earlier there used to be harmony between the parties despite differences of opinions on various issues, but in the present, this tradition is dying.
An initiative in this regard should be taken by the ruling party at the Centre and those in the states to bring back this healthy tradition.
“No matter how close the person who does injustice and corruption is, we should not support him. Thus, the credibility of the people’s representatives will be maintained and we will be able to give good governance,” said the chief minister.
Praising the meet, Gehlot said, it is an auspicious sign for democracy that MLAs from all over the country interacted together at the conference.
“It is a good start to discuss the responsibilities of the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad after 25 years and dedicate ourselves to unity and harmony keeping party ideology aside.”
Gehlot was addressing a three-day National Legislators Conference organised from June 15-17 in Mumbai through video conference from his residence on Saturday.
Gehlot said that it is the duty of the people’s representatives not to change the party at any cost and to maintain complete loyalty and dedication towards their parties. Politics is a medium of service.
After joining politics, the religion of the public representatives should be to serve people with honesty, loyalty and commitment, he said.
The veteran Congress leader said even after 75 years of Independence, democracy is intact in our country.
Due to this democratic strength, India has a different identity and respect in the whole world. It is the collective responsibility of all of us to save democracy.
In a democracy, an ideological fight exists between two political parties, which should never be made personal, he said.
Gehlot said that earlier there used to be harmony between the parties despite differences of opinions on various issues, but in the present, this tradition is dying.
An initiative in this regard should be taken by the ruling party at the Centre and those in the states to bring back this healthy tradition.
“No matter how close the person who does injustice and corruption is, we should not support him. Thus, the credibility of the people’s representatives will be maintained and we will be able to give good governance,” said the chief minister.
Praising the meet, Gehlot said, it is an auspicious sign for democracy that MLAs from all over the country interacted together at the conference.
“It is a good start to discuss the responsibilities of the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad after 25 years and dedicate ourselves to unity and harmony keeping party ideology aside.”
