Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Speaks on Corruption
The 27th lecture of the lecture series organized by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) of India was delivered Thursday by Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of Lok Sabha in Delhi on the topic “My Experiences as a Representative of People”.
Ms. Mahajan spoke about the need for society to introspect and look within itself in order to change attitudes towards corruption, and to further the positive ideal of ethical conduct.
Her address drew inspiration from India’s traditional ideals in this regard and she discussed a wide range of issues using examples from traditional Indian spiritual thought as well as from her experiences as a representative of the public.
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She opined that society must look inwards at itself for inspiration in order to promote good conduct, both in the public as well as private spheres of life. The importance of prevention as being more effective than punishment was emphasized in her lecture.
कोई भी सिस्टम तभी प्रभावी होता है जब वह ईमानदार व्यक्ति को संरक्षण दे सके और भ्रष्टाचार के विरुद्ध कार्यवाही कर सके l
— Sumitra Mahajan (@S_MahajanLS) January 18, 2018
She also spoke of the need to examine instances of spending more than known sources of income in order to detect corruption.
सार्वजनिक जीवन में आज भ्रष्टाचार का मुद्दा अत्यंत ज्वलंत मुद्दा बनकर उभरा है और इसे लेकर आम जनता एवं जनप्रतिनिधि सभी चिंतित हैं l
— Sumitra Mahajan (@S_MahajanLS) January 18, 2018
Her initiatives towards setting up the Speakers Research Initiative in Parliament and the importance to training for Members of Parliament were also discussed during the course of the lecture. The lecture was followed by a question and answer session.
The lecture was available for online viewing as it was webcast live through National Informatics Centre (NIC). The link to the recorded webcast is available on the Commission’s website.
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