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| Elders bid farewell to Shekhawat |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presents a memento to the former Vice-President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, at a farewell function at the Parliament Annex
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| INDIA
, 8-August-2007
3:41:20 AM |
| The former Vice-President and the former Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, on Wednesday said the country was faced with the formidable challenges of achieving a balanced growth and development. “Today, growth is not inclusive and has not permeated all sections of society.”
He was speaking at a Rajya Sabha farewell function at the Parliament House Annexe. Mr. Shekhawat resigned on July 21 after he lost the Vice-Presidential election to United Progressive Alliance candidate Pratibha Patil. His term was till August 18.
The function was attended, among others, by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition Jaswant Singh, the Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi and Rajya Sabha members. Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha K. Rahman Khan was the host. On the occasion, a common farewell address was presented to him from all members of the Rajya Sabha.
Challenges ahead
Mr. Shekhawat said that unless the population stabilised, the pace of development would be slow and people would remain on the margins of society and the economy. “The challenge is also to have a system of governance that is free from corruption and provides the common man security and an efficient delivery of goods and services. The quality of governance in a democracy will critically hinge on the quality of business transacted in Parliament.”
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