To mark the landmark 250th session, there is a discussion in the House on the ‘Role of Rajya Sabha in Indian Polity: Need for Reform’ on Monday
PM Modi said Rajya Sabha has both created and witnessed history. “Rajya Sabha is a reflection of our diversity, it gives an opportunity to people who are not in electoral politics to contribute to the country’s development,” he said.
Modi had said that the House has published many important legislations and it has been a “journey of ideas”. “Who can forget that it was through the Rajya Sabha that a stalwart like Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar could contribute even more to national progress,” PM Modi said.
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Speaking to reporters on Monday morning ahead of the winter session, PM Modi had said, “This is the last Parliament session of 2019. It [winter session] is very important because this the 250th Parliament session of the Rajya Sabha. During this session, on 26th, we will observe the Constitution Day – when our Constitution completes its 70 years.”
On the eve of the landmark session, Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had on Sunday met leaders of all political parties. He had highlighted the contribution of Rajya Sabha in transformation of India but said it still has “miles to go”.
To mark the landmark 250th session, the upper House held a discussion on the ‘Role of Rajya Sabha in Indian Polity: Need for Reform’ on Monday.
According to a Rajya Sabha Secretariat statement, a coin, a postal stamp and two publications, one of which would detail the house journey since 1952, will also be released to mark the occasion.
There will be a joint sitting of members of both the houses of Parliament in the Central Hall on November 26 to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the constitution by the Constituent Assembly.
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