The
Platinum Jubilee of the
Assam
Legislative Assembly
“Discipline,
Decorum and Dignity, the three Ds of legislative bodies are of paramount
importance and must be safe-guarded for the efficient functioning and success of
parliamentary institutions. Breach of these values need to be seen as an
aberration and corrective measures must be taken to find remedies to them.
These breaches are discordant notes in the symphony of democracy and need to be
appropriately modulated for the rhythmic flow of our evolutionary democracy.”
Tarun Gogoi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam.
The Assam Legislative Assembly completed its
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations on 7th of April, 2013. Constituting an
important landmark in the pre-independence history of India, Assam Legislative
Assembly came into existence on April 7, 1937 when the first sitting commenced
in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong, the erstwhile capital of the composite
State of Assam. It was the first body of the people’s elected representatives
of the entire Northeast region and it represented the collective aspiration of
the diverse ethnic groups in the region. With the passage of time in the post
independence period, the Founding Fathers identified the Parliamentary
democracy as the suitable system of governance and accordingly a democratic
set-up based on Parliamentary system with federal structure was provided in the
Constitution.
The Assam Legislative Assembly has seen a
glorious past, having pioneered several significant legislations, which became
milestones for the Parliamentary system. To commemorate these 75 momentous
years of legislation, the Assam Legislative Assembly started its Platinum
Jubilee Celebration year with a colourful celebration at the Dispur Parade
Ground on April 20, 2012, which was attended by a plethora of distinguished
guests including the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, His
Excellency, the Governor of Assam, Shri. J.B. Patnaik, His Excellency, the
Governor of Meghalaya, Shri. R. S. Moshahary, His Excellency, the Governor of
Bihar, Shri. Devananda Konwar, Hon’ble Union Minister of State(Ind.) for DONER,
Shri. Paban Singh Ghatowar and Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri. Tarun
Gogoi.
To record the historic events of the Assam
Legislative Assembly and to mark the closing ceremony on the 7th of
April, 2013, His Excellency, the Governor of Assam, Shri. J.B. Patnaik,
released a Souvenir.
“The
Constitution of India places the Legislative Assembly at the centre of governance
in a State and conceives of it as the primary instrument of socio-economic
change. Legislators have to be sensitive and responsive to the problems and
concerns of the people, give voice to their grievances, hardships and problems
by raising them on the floor of the Legislature and act as the link between the
people and the Government.” Shri. Pranab Mukherjee, the Hon’ble President of
India.
