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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013 (PAGE 7) Use ordinance only Spending by EC on foreign travel of staff rose by 900 per cent in immediate need: Prez NEW DELHI, Dec 6: KOLKATA, Dec 6: Bengal Legislative Assembly tions of the people. It must be Spending on foreign visits by Election Commission officials from 1952-57 sat for 326 days always kept in mind that people grew by nearly 900 per cent from Rs 8.33 lakh in 2008-09 to Rs Expressing concern over whereas the 14th Legislative are our masters and each one of 74.86 lakh in 2011-12 even as it came down slightly to Rs 62.98 growing tendency of some Assembly from 2006-11 sat for us is here because we solicited lakh in 2012-13. states to enact controversial leg- only 231 days. their votes and received their The expenditure given under the transparency law RTI is com- islations through ordinance "The number of sittings of endorsement," he said. bined figure of travel expenses by the Commissioners and their route, President Pranab the current Legislative The President said members staff. Mukherjee today said the instru- Assembly in 2011 was 33 days of this Assembly must meet the The domestic travel expenditure also saw a marginal increase ments should be normally and in 2012 it was 41 days. The challenges which confront the from Rs 63.86 lakh in 2008-09 to Rs 70.80 lakh in 2012-13, the promulgated only in the event Presiding Officers Conferences people of West Bengal head on, reply to SC Agrawal said. of immediate need. have time and again reiterated with unity, determination and Former Chief Election Commission S Y Quraishi took maxi- "Some states, however, President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the need for holding a minimum long term vision. mum 23 foreign trips as panel chief and as member of the Lok Sabha Speaker Miera Kumar, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Opposition leader Sushma appear to be pushing through of 100 days of sittings every The President said the Commission during 2008-12, the data provided since 2008 shows. certain controversial legisla- Swaraj and others pose for a photograph after paying homage to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on year," he said. Constitution places the He undertook travels to Sweden, the United States of America, Mahaparinirvan Divas at Parliament House in New Delhi on Friday. (UNI ) tions through ordinances. Such The President said there is Legislative Assembly at the Thailand, South Africa, Egypt, Chile, the United Kingdom, Jordan, ordinances do not have the need for collective thinking by centre of governance in a State South Korea, Russia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Pakistan, approval of the House and are political parties and leaders on and conceives of it as the pri- Bhutan, Indonesia, Nigeria and Kenya. not debated or discussed proper- how to ensure smooth running mary instrument of good gover- He was followed by Director General of the Panel Akshay Rout Juveniles increasingly ly by legislators. Such ordi- of Parliament and Legislative nance and socio-economic who made 18 trips abroad. nances should normally die a Assemblies and whether some change. Former CEC N Gopalaswami made four foreign trips while his natural death if the Assembly of the existing rules need to be "The job of a legislator is successor Navin Chawala made nine trips. V S Sampath had fails to ratify them," he said. amended for the purpose. a 24x7 responsibility. undertaken 10 trips while H S Brahma undertook five trips. getting involved in crime Mukherjee was addressing "We should also examine Legislators must at all times be The reply said Commissioners undertook these trips to attend the Legislative Assembly here whether our Committees can sensitive and responsive to the lectures, discuss bilateral issues, as observers in election process of NEW DELHI, Dec 6: were booked in 2002 Keeping the trend in mind, the on the occasion of valedictory consider post-approval scrutiny problems and concerns of the that country or to attend multi-lateral meetings. which mounted to 789 WCD ministry has final- ceremony of its Platinum In an alarming trend, juveniles recording 381.1 per cent ized a proposal seeking an of budgetary allocations made people. They must give voice to "During foreign travel, accommodation and travel are provided are increasingly getting Jubilee celebrations (1937- to various Ministries," he said. the grievances of the public by as per their entitlement. The administrative approval for the visit is increase. amendment in the 2012). involved in crimes includ- In cases of assault on women Juvenile Justice Act which Mukherjee urged legislators raising them on the floor of the accorded by the Election Commission of India. However, all the ing heinous offences like Speaking in Bengali, the to ensure that the content and Legislature and act as the link requisite clearances are obtained from the Ministry of Law, with intent to outrage her has been sent to the Law President said that with the rape and murder, accord- modesty, 476 juveniles and Home Ministries. the quality of debates are of the between the people and the Ministry of External Affairs and FCRA division of Ministry of ing to government data. heightened complexity of highest order. Government," he said. Home Affairs, as the case may be," it said. (PTI) were booked in 2002 According to the proposal, administration, legislation must The National Crime Records which increased to 613 juveniles above 16 years "As members of different Mukherjee said Discipline and Bureau's data for 2012 is be preceded by adequate discus- political parties, individual leg- decorum must be always main- Maid murder case recording 17.4 per cent involved in heinous sion and scrutiny. If not, it will especially significant as rise. crimes like murder, rape, islators would be guided by the tained and rules, conventions the Women and Child fail to deliver the desired results policies of their respective par- and etiquette observed. An upward trend was wit- acid attack or gangrape or meet its objectives. Development Ministry has nessed in many other would be tried as adults ties. Competitive politics should "Parliamentary practices, BSP MP moves court to proposed changes in law Mukherjee also cautioned not, however, result in slowing procedures and conventions are crimes like attempt to under the IPC, if the against reduction in the number to treat juveniles involved murder, rioting, cheating Juvenile Justice Board down the progress of the state or meant to provide for orderly and in heinous crimes on par of sittings in Parliament and the enhancing the suffering of its expeditious transaction of busi- attend Parliament session and others as per the recommends so. state Assembly. with adult offenders, NCRB data. Even when treated under the people," he said. ness of the House. Dissent which has met with oppo- "It is unfortunate that the The President asked legisla- should be expressed with decen- NEW DELHI, Dec 6: "The figures are shocking as Indian Penal Code, time devoted by legislators sition from certain quar- they indicate that more according to a provision in tors to forge consensus on issues cy and within contours and BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, arrested along with his wife Jagriti ters. towards legislation has been of development and public wel- parameters of parliamentary and more juveniles are the amendment, they will gradually declining across the Singh in connection with the murder of their maid, has moved a According to the NCRB data, getting involved in not be awarded capital fare which transcend political bar- devices. Democracy should Delhi court seeking interim bail for attending the ongoing Winter 485 juveniles were country. To illustrate, the first riers. Lauding the initiatives taken comprise the three 'D's - Debate, heinous crimes. At times, punishment and life Lok Sabha from 1952-57 had Session of Parliament. involved in rape cases in it is the socio-economic imprisonment as India is a by West Bengal Assembly in the Dissent and Decision' not Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma today fixed the 2002 and the figure 677 sittings in which 319 bills past, the President said it has 'Disruption'," he said. background or even the signatory of United were passed. In comparison, the plea for hearing before the court of Additional Sessions Judge swelled to 1,175 in 2012. mental condition of the Nations Convention on advanced the cause of freedom The President said cardinal Daya Prakash on December 10. A total of 531 juveniles were 14th Lok Sabha from 2004-09 and promoted prosperity among principle of effective function- child that is responsible the Rights of the Child, had only 332 sittings and passed Dhananjay, in his plea, has said that he is a Member of arrested on charges of for such trends. Tirath said. people of the state, but there is no ing of the Parliamentary system Parliament (MP) from Jaunpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh and murder in 2002 that just 247 bills," he said. room for complacency. is that majority will rule and "But mostly it is due to the The amendment also seeks Citing the example of state wanted to attend the Winter Session of Parliament. jumped to 990 in 2012, an bad company and environ- that repeated offenders "You must at all times be minority will oppose, expose The session is scheduled to conclude on December 20. increase of 86.4 per cent. Assembly, he said the first West attentive to the rising expecta- and if possible, depose. (PTI) ment in which they dwell involved in crimes like Dhananjay and his wife Jagriti, a dental surgeon at R M L Apart from that 63 juveniles that leads them to get robbery, cheating, rioting Hospital, are currently lodged in Tihar Jail under judicial custody.