P20 Summit Medium To Celebrate Power Of Democracies: PM Modi
The Parliament Summit (P20) is being held on the land of India, which is the mother of democracy and the largest democracy in the world, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
While addressing the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit, he said that it is a unique confluence of various parliamentary practices from around the world.
Referring to the festive season in India, the PM said that G20 kept the festive fervour going throughout the year as G20 festivities pervaded many cities where G20-related events were organized during India’s presidency.
He mentioned that these festivities were augmented by events like the moon landing of Chandrayaan, a successful G20 summit and the P20 summit. “The biggest strength of any nation is its people and their will power and this summit is a medium to celebrate that," he said.
As the representative of different Parliaments from around the world, he underlined the importance of debates and deliberations as he mentioned accurate examples of such debates from history. He informed that assemblies and committees have found a mention in the five-thousand-year-old Vedas and scriptures of India, where collective decisions were made for the betterment of society.
The Prime Minister informed the delegates about the recent decision to reserve 33 per cent of seats in the Parliament and the state assemblies for women.
He also told them that out of more than 3 million elected representatives in the local self-government institutions, almost 50 per cent are women. “India today is promoting women's participation in every sector. The recent decision taken by our Parliament will further enrich our parliamentary tradition," he added.
