Legislative Assembly and Council are sacred temples of democracy, says President Kovind
He was speaking on the occasion of the on the 60th anniversary of Vidhan Soudha.
"The Karnataka Vidhan Soudha was inaugurated in October 1956 by President Rajendra Prasad. "Humbled to follow in his footsteps," President Kovind said.
The President also pointed out, "We are aware of the three D's of legislature i.e. it is a place to debate, dissent and finally decide. If we add the fourth 'D' i.e. Decency, only then the fifth 'D' namely Democracy becomes a reality."
"Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council are sacred temples of democracy; they must raise level of political and policy discourse, he reiterated.
"Karnataka's contribution to the intellectual and cultural–and ultimately democratic–heritage of our country has been enormous," he said.
The President said, " Karnataka is a mini-India that draws—without losing its cultural and linguistic identity—youth from all over the country. Karnataka’s dreams are not for Karnataka alone; they are dreams for all of India. Karnataka is an engine of Indian economy."
President Kovind arrived in Karnataka on Tuesday and paid tributes to the founder of Bengaluru, Kempe Gowda, and visited the IISc, Bengaluru laboratory, according to media reports.
Images: President of India/Twitter and PIB
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