On Saturday, Ekanth Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, received a courtesy call from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at Shinde’s home in Mumbai.
Rahul Shewale, an MP for the Shiv Sena, was also there, it was noted.
Speaker Om Birla is in Mumbai for one day. He arrived in the state capital on Friday, when he gave the opening speech at the Jio World Convention Centre’s First National Legislators Conference.
Birla stated on Friday that disruption, sloganeering, and a premeditated adjournment of the House are not positive indicators for the nation’s democracy and that they devalue democracy itself.
Birla had lauded the initiative of holding the first-ever Legislators Conference and hoped that the discussions during its various Sessions would go a long way in empowering and strengthening our legislative bodies.
He had observed that as the oldest, largest and most vibrant democracy in the world, India has always supremely upheld democratic systems.
Democratic institutions, Birla recalled, have not only existed but have thrived and flourished in different regions in India for millennia.
Drawing the attention of the audience to the democratic journey of 75 years of India’s Independence, he had observed that the nation had made notable advancements and increased the scope of development in education, health, infrastructure, etc. which has had an overwhelming positive impact on the lives of the people.
He said that legislative institutions have also similarly contributed to this momentous journey and they have evolved into strong representative institutions focused on public welfare.
Yesterday, he inaugurated the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation Expo. The Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation Expo seeks to showcase Good Governance Models, Social Innovation and Innovative Development Models, Flagship Programs by State Governments, Institute, Individuals etc.