Auckland : Without dissent, parliamentary system is dysfunctional, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Sunday, underling that “fierce debates and discussions” in the House contribute to taking decisions on important matters like economy.
Addressing the business leaders of India-New Zealand Business Council here, Mukherjee invited them to India to contribute towards various programmes launched by the Indian Government.
“I am accompanied by a minister in the Government (Sajeev Balayan). I am also accompanied by Members of Parliament who represent the true character of Indian Parliament. They represent various regions and different political parties, truly reflecting our multi-party democratic system, reports PTI.
“We take decisions in the Parliament after fierce debate and discussions but finally we decide. Though sometimes I jokingly tell my colleagues in Parliament that you are a bit noisy. But nonetheless if the process of dialogue, debate and discussion carry on…dissent is essential ingredient of the parliamentary system and without the dissent parliamentary system is dysfunctional. “Parliament truly represents the character of these two (dissent and discussion),” he said. “Current rate of growth is 7.2 per cent and the focus is that Indian economy is bound to grow at the rate of 8 to 10 per cent. It is because of the fact that certain new initiatives have been taken,” he said.
