Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday reconstituted the panel of vice-chairpersons comprising eight members with the presence of 50 per cent women parliamentarians.
Dhankar said, "We are having explosive economic growth. India's economy is rising as never before. World entities have held out us as a favourite destination of opportunity and investment. The kind of progress we have recorded and the rate at which we are going has amazed the world."
"Even Mandela used to consider the great Mahatma as a spiritual mentor, therefore under those circumstances, to compare the great Mahatma to anybody for that matter is nothing short of sacrilege," Tewari added.
VP Dhankar was addressing an event organized on the birth anniversary celebrations of Jain mystic and philosopher, Shrimad Rajchandra at Opera House in Maharashtra's Mumbai on Monday.
Describing these laws as very harsh, oppressive, and exploitative for the local population, The Vice President asserted that the time has come when Global South nations should follow India's example and consider reviewing old colonial laws that perpetuate prejudice against local populations.
"If Mahatma Gandhi were alive today, he would have praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking forward the 'Swachhta Abhiyan'," Vice President Dhankhar said.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that the legacy of colonial laws has been highly burdensome to the vulnerable sections in the countries of the Global South.
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the fifth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2023) on December 1 at Greenfield International Stadium at Karyavattom in Thiruvananthapuram, setting the stage for the largest ever conclave on Ayurveda spanning five days.
The Ministry of Law and Justice, in collaboration with Indian Law Institute celebrated Constitution Day on Sunday at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital in an impressive ceremony befitting the occasion.
The Ministry of Law and Justice, in collaboration with the Indian Law Institute, will be celebrating Constitution Day at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital on Sunday.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said India's G20 Presidency brought the voice of the Global South into the heart of G20 discourse. He said this is the game changer in world polity.