अगर संसदीय लोकतंत्र की संस्थाओं को बचाए रखना ज़रूरी है, तो जिन लोगों की सेवा के लिए वे बनी हैं, उन्हें उनके बारे में समझाना हमारा बेहद अहम कर्तव्य बन जाता है।
If the institutions of parliamentary democracy are worth preserving, the duty to explain them to the people they are meant to serve becomes vitally important.
If the institutions of parliamentary democracy are worth preserving, the duty to explain them to the people they are meant to serve becomes vitally important.
विशेष अधिकारों का मक़सद संसद सदस्यों को कानून से ऊपर रखना नहीं है, बल्कि उन्हें राष्ट्रीय हित में अपने कर्तव्यों का पालन स्वतंत्र रूप से और प्रभावी ढंग से करने की अनुमति देना है।
The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties independently and effectively, in the national interest.
The purpose of privilege is not to place parliamentarians above the law, but rather to allow them to carry out their duties independently and effectively, in the national interest.
लोकतंत्र सरकार का कोई रूप नहीं है। यह एक राजनीतिक दर्शन है जिसे सरकार की विभिन्न प्रणालियों में ढाला जा सकता है।
Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.
Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.
बहस हमेशा आदर और शिष्टाचार के माहौल में होनी चाहिए।
Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.
Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.
प्रश्नकाल विधायी प्रक्रिया का हिस्सा नहीं है और न ही इसका उससे कोई लेना-देना है। यह कार्यपालिका पर नज़र रखने का एक ऐसा ज़रिया है जिससे सरकार बच नहीं सकती।
Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.
Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.
मुश्किल हालात से शालीनता से बाहर निकलने के लिए सूझबूझ और सहानुभूति से भरा हास्य-बोध भी बहुत बड़ा सहारा साबित हो सकता है।
A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.
A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.
स्पीकर का पद लगभग उतना ही पुराना है जितनी खुद संसद। इसकी शुरुआत मध्यकाल में हुई थी जब इंग्लैंड के आम लोगों - यानी कॉमन्स - को राजा के साथ बातचीत करने के लिए एक ऐसे प्रवक्ता की ज़रूरत थी जो उनकी शिकायतों को आवाज़ दे सके और उनकी अर्जियाँ सामने रख सके। उस समय यह काम बिल्कुल भी सुरक्षित या आसान नहीं था, और जो लोग इस भूमिका के लिए आगे आ सकते थे, उन्हें आम तौर पर यह ज़िम्मेदारी स्वीकार करने के लिए दबाव डालना पड़ता था।
The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the ordinary people - of England needed a spokesman in their dealings with the King, someone who would voice their grievances and present their petitions. This was by no means a safe or easy thing to do at that time, and potential spokesman generally had to be pressured into accepting the responsibility.
The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the ordinary people - of England needed a spokesman in their dealings with the King, someone who would voice their grievances and present their petitions. This was by no means a safe or easy thing to do at that time, and potential spokesman generally had to be pressured into accepting the responsibility.
हालाँकि अमेरिकी संविधान युद्ध की कोख से जन्मा था, लेकिन हमारा संविधान विचार-विमर्श, मोल-तोल और समझौतों से विकसित हुआ।
But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation.
But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation.
मानव जाति ने लोकतंत्र के पक्ष में जो लंबी और दृढ़ लड़ाई लड़ी है, उसमें आज़ादी और स्वतंत्रता का आदर्श हमेशा से उसका मुख्य लक्ष्य रहा है।
In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.
In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.
हाउस ऑफ़ कॉमन्स कभी भी कोई चाय पार्टी नहीं रहा है। इसमें दृढ़ निश्चयी और अक्सर बहुत आदर्शवादी लोग शामिल होते हैं, जो हमारे देश के लिए कुछ सार्थक करना चाहते हैं। हम एक ऐसी विरोधी प्रणाली के वारिस हैं जो अपने आप में टकराव को बढ़ावा देती है।
The House Of Commons has never been a tea-party. It consists of strong-minded, often very idealistic people, who are trying to accomplish something for our country. We are inheritors of an adversarial system and that, in itself, fosters conflict.
The House Of Commons has never been a tea-party. It consists of strong-minded, often very idealistic people, who are trying to accomplish something for our country. We are inheritors of an adversarial system and that, in itself, fosters conflict.
चूँकि मैं 1986 में स्पीकर बना था, इसलिए मैंने विशेष रूप से एक जन सूचना कार्यालय स्थापित किया ताकि संसद और उसके कामकाज से जुड़े सवालों के जवाब दिए जा सकें और जानकारी मुहैया कराई जा सके।
as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and provide information about Parliament and how it functions.
as I became Speaker in 1986, I made a point of setting up a public information office to respond to requests and provide information about Parliament and how it functions.
पिछले दो सालों से, मेरे कार्यालय को पूर्वी यूरोप के लोगों के लिए हमारे देश की शासन-प्रणाली की कार्यप्रणाली पर सेमिनार आयोजित करने का सम्मान और सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ है। इन सेमिनार और आदान-प्रदान कार्यक्रमों में बुल्गारिया, हंगरी, चेक और स्लोवाक गणराज्य, रोमानिया, पोलैंड, रूस, लिथुआनिया, लातविया, एस्टोनिया और यूक्रेन जैसे देशों के प्रतिनिधि एक साथ आए हैं, जो यह जानने के लिए उत्सुक हैं कि कनाडा जैसी विविधतापूर्ण सोसाइटी कैसे काम करती है और हमारी संस्थाएँ इसे कैसे सुचारू रूप से चलाती हैं।
For two years now, my office has had the honour and the privilege of sponsoring seminars on the functioning of government in this country for Eastern Europeans. These seminars and exchanges have brought together representatives from such nations as Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republic, Roumania, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Ukraine, all of them anxious to learn what makes a society as diverse as Canada work and how our institutions make it governable.
For two years now, my office has had the honour and the privilege of sponsoring seminars on the functioning of government in this country for Eastern Europeans. These seminars and exchanges have brought together representatives from such nations as Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech and Slovak Republic, Roumania, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Ukraine, all of them anxious to learn what makes a society as diverse as Canada work and how our institutions make it governable.
ओटावा नदी के किनारे स्थित एक चट्टानी टीले पर हमारी शासन व्यवस्था का यह अनूठा प्रतीक खड़ा है: संसद।
On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament.
On a craggy bluff above the majestic Ottawa River stands the remarkable embodiment of our system of governance: Parliament.