INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: A day after vice president and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made strong observations
and all the state legislatures emphasised the separation of powers provided for in the Constitution and said all the organs needed to
respect the boundaries earmarked for them
Lok Sabha Speaker after the two-day conference.The contention was endorsed by Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi, a Congress leader and former Union
Joshi said the Constitution is unambiguous in stating that the legislature is the only lawmaking authority and judiciary has no role, except
have equal stature but the legislature is supreme in framing laws and judiciary has the right to only review laws.He denied that the
deliberations were marked by an excssive focus on judiciary, saying that a message has been sent out to all the constitutional bodies that
the mandate of the people should be accorded supremacy
suggesting that the courts should be sensitive about the laws, passed by legislative bodies with a consensus
The resolution also acknowledged the significance of seeking answers from the government to questions of members of legislative bodies as a
time-tested instrument for enforcing executive accountability
The presiding officers called upon all political parties to build consensus against any disruption in the Houses of the legislature,
particularly during the Question Hour.The conference passed a resolution that rules of procedure and conduct of the business of legislative
bodies be reviewed comprehensively and model uniform rules be formulated incorporating best practices and that a Code of Conduct for members
be introduced in the rules for bringing about an effective check against indecorous and unparliamentary conduct.WatchLok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla says executive, legislature and judiciary should work in harmony
