80th All India Presiding Officers' Conference: PM Modi pays homage to 26/11 victims
New Delhi, Nov 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the concluding session of the 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference today via video conferencing. The two-day conference began yesterday at Kevadia in Gujarat.
''This day in 2008, terrorists from Pakistan attacked Mumbai. Many including foreign citizens, policemen died. I pay tributes to them. India can't forget those wounds. Today India is fighting terrorism with new policies. I also bow down to our security personnel fighting terror,'' PM said.
He also said,''Our Constitution has many features but a special feature is importance of duties. Gandhi ji was very keen on it. He saw close link b/w rights & duties. He felt that once we perform our duties, rights will automatically be safeguarded.''
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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the conference which is being attended by Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, the state's Chief Minister Vijay Rupani among others. Speaker Om Birla is also the chairperson of the conference.
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The
All
India
Presiding
Officers
Conference
began
in
1921,
and
the
Gujarat
event
marks
its
centenary
year.
The
theme
for
this
year's
conference
is
Harmonious
Coordination
between
Legislature,
Executive
and
Judiciary
-
Key
to
a
Vibrant
Democracy.
AIR
correspondent
reports,
All
India
Presiding
Officers' Conference
discussed
Constitutional
Amendments,
review
of
Public
Interest
Litigation
and
other
issues
during
the
different
sessions
on
the
first
day.
The
Leader
of
the
Congress
party
in
Lok
Sabha
Adhir
Ranjan
Chowdhury
spoke
on
Constitutional
Amendments.
Several presiding officers of different state assemblies held detailed deliberation on reconsidering the Public Interest Litigation, interpretation of various laws and other issues.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated a Special Exhibition at Kevadia Tent City to mark the Constitution Day today. The exhibition depicts the high democratic values upheld in India through the centuries, going back to the Rig Veda period in an interesting way. It shows how Janpad, Mahajanpad, Gan and Mahagan had their roles defined in the administration of governance.
There are over 150 slide shows, posters and banners in this exhibition. The theme of the exhibition is "Constitution and Fundamental Duties". The special exhibition will remain open for the visitors at the Statue of Unity in coming days.