Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed anguish over the low quality of political debates during the just-concluded election campaign with politicians resorting to personalized attacks instead of focusing on larger issues of public concern.
Speaking at a function organized to felicitate the Vice President by his friends and well-wishers following the recent conferment of Honorary Doctorate by the University for Peace at Costa Rica, he said that politicians should remember that they are only rivals and not enemies and said that the language should not be abusive.
Mr Naidu said that all political parties, people and the press too should seriously ponder over this issue.
He underlined the importance of respecting the institutions of the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition and other public representatives.
Mr Naidu also urged the people to select and elect their representatives on the basis of Character, Calibre, Conduct and Capacity to strengthen democracy, although four other Cs-caste, cash, community and criminality are trying to be predominant.
He also advised the media not to mix views with news and said that there should be an audit of the performance of the public representatives every five years.
Mr Naidu said that India was respected by the rest of the world for its age-old ethos and civilizational values and for always upholding the principles of peace and non-violence.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed anguish over the low quality
of political debates during the just-concluded election campaign with
politicians resorting to personalized attacks instead of focusing on larger
issues of public concern.
Speaking at a function organized to felicitate the Vice President by his
friends and well-wishers following the recent conferment of Honorary Doctorate
by the University for Peace at Costa Rica, he said that politicians should
remember that they are only rivals and not enemies and said that the language
should not be abusive.
Mr Naidu said that all political parties, people and the press too should
seriously ponder over this issue.
He underlined the importance of respecting the institutions of the Prime
Minister, Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition and other public
representatives.
Mr Naidu also urged the people to select and elect their representatives on
the basis of Character, Calibre, Conduct and Capacity to strengthen democracy,
although four other Cs-caste, cash, community and criminality are trying to be
predominant.
He also advised the media not to mix views with news and said that there
should be an audit of the performance of the public representatives every five
years.
Mr Naidu said that India was respected by the rest of the world for its age-old
ethos and civilizational values and for always upholding the principles of
peace and non-violence.
