Bhopal: ‘Pappu‘ is out of the vocabulary of the MLAs of Madhya Pradesh. So it’s ‘feku’. He is listed as ‘unparliamentary’ in a dictionary of sorts that will be given here to tell legislators what words to avoid when the coming monsoon session boils over.
Within a fortnight, MLAs will have to undergo a two-day compulsory training to avoid unparliamentary language. House, speaker Girish Gautam said. The handbook – the first of its kind in MP – is ready and will be given to the MLAs any day. Monsoon session is starting from 9th August.
“Often, MLAs use unparliamentary words in the House, which have to be removed from their Address. The purpose of this exercise is to inform the members about the words which they should not use in the assembly.” gautam said. There are about 300 such words in the handbook. Among the printable ones are ‘fools, thieves, worthless and idiots’. Interestingly, ‘Jhooth’ (lie) is also considered unparliamentary.
Officials said it took three months to come up with the list and prepare the handbook. The speaker said that this would help in maintaining decorum in the house. Lok Sabha There’s already a list of not-used words, and this was a ready reckoner for the MP3 handbook. No love is lost between the two main parties, especially since the fall of Congress The matter may heat up if the government, MLAs come face to face.
Times View: At a time when abusive language has almost become an acceptable part of everyday life, it is refreshing to see an attempt to create decorum inside a state assembly. Training and vocabulary may not bring about a fundamental change in the personality of a legislator, but hopefully the bigger message will reach home. Other assemblies may do well to emulate this step.
Within a fortnight, MLAs will have to undergo a two-day compulsory training to avoid unparliamentary language. House, speaker Girish Gautam said. The handbook – the first of its kind in MP – is ready and will be given to the MLAs any day. Monsoon session is starting from 9th August.
“Often, MLAs use unparliamentary words in the House, which have to be removed from their Address. The purpose of this exercise is to inform the members about the words which they should not use in the assembly.” gautam said. There are about 300 such words in the handbook. Among the printable ones are ‘fools, thieves, worthless and idiots’. Interestingly, ‘Jhooth’ (lie) is also considered unparliamentary.
Officials said it took three months to come up with the list and prepare the handbook. The speaker said that this would help in maintaining decorum in the house. Lok Sabha There’s already a list of not-used words, and this was a ready reckoner for the MP3 handbook. No love is lost between the two main parties, especially since the fall of Congress The matter may heat up if the government, MLAs come face to face.
Times View: At a time when abusive language has almost become an acceptable part of everyday life, it is refreshing to see an attempt to create decorum inside a state assembly. Training and vocabulary may not bring about a fundamental change in the personality of a legislator, but hopefully the bigger message will reach home. Other assemblies may do well to emulate this step.
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