Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today pitched for longer sittings and longer sessions of the state assembly, as he urged Uttar Pradesh's new legislators to be role models and change the perception that "MLAs do not act responsibly."
"Suppose there is a fire in your area , you have to go there for sure. And I am sure you (will) go . Yet, sometimes, there is a perception that MLAs do not act responsibly. Let's ask ourselves why," the Chief Minister said, and then answered the question. "I think there are two reasons. One is the absence from assembly sessions the other is allegations of corruption."
Yogi Adityanath, 44, too is a first-timer in the UP assembly, but he has been elected to Parliament five times. Lawmakers, the chief minister said, need to understand rules of the house and how to use them to raise their concerns. "I learnt this myself as member of Parliament and prepared as many as 200 questions there,' he said.
Yogi Adityanath has also roped in union minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar and UP Governor Ram Naik to speak to the MLAs during the workshop. Former legislators will hold sessions on how to raise questions in the assembly and, importantly, how to maintain the decorum of the house.
A special sitting of the UP assembly will be held on May 15 to clear a bill related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST.
The Samajwadi Party's 47 MLAs, the BSP's 19 and the Congress' seven make up a small opposition. Legislators from these parties too are attending the two-day course.
"Suppose there is a fire in your area , you have to go there for sure. And I am sure you (will) go . Yet, sometimes, there is a perception that MLAs do not act responsibly. Let's ask ourselves why," the Chief Minister said, and then answered the question. "I think there are two reasons. One is the absence from assembly sessions the other is allegations of corruption."
Yogi Adityanath, 44, too is a first-timer in the UP assembly, but he has been elected to Parliament five times. Lawmakers, the chief minister said, need to understand rules of the house and how to use them to raise their concerns. "I learnt this myself as member of Parliament and prepared as many as 200 questions there,' he said.
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Yogi Adityanath has also roped in union minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar and UP Governor Ram Naik to speak to the MLAs during the workshop. Former legislators will hold sessions on how to raise questions in the assembly and, importantly, how to maintain the decorum of the house.
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A special sitting of the UP assembly will be held on May 15 to clear a bill related to the Goods and Services Tax or GST.
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The Samajwadi Party's 47 MLAs, the BSP's 19 and the Congress' seven make up a small opposition. Legislators from these parties too are attending the two-day course.
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