Media Eye News Bureau: The 27th lecture of the “Lecture Series” organized by the Commission was delivered by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, on the topic “My Experiences as a Representative of People”.
The speaker spoke about the need for society to introspect and look within itself in order to change attitudes towards corruption, and to further the positive ideal of ethical conduct. Her address drew inspiration from India’s traditional ideals in this regard and she discussed a wide range of issues using examples from traditional Indian spiritual thought as well as from her experiences as a representative of the public.
The speaker opined that society must look inwards at itself for inspiration in order to promote good conduct, both in the public as well as private spheres of life. The importance of prevention as being more effective than punishment was emphasized in her lecture. She also spoke of the need to examine instances of spending more than known sources of income in order to detect corruption.
The audience was told of many interesting instances of her experiences as a public representative, which served to highlight the need for society to introspect upon the decline in ethical values and the need to promote integrity in public life.
Sumitra Mahajan’s initiatives towards setting up the Speakers Research Initiative in Parliament and the importance to training for members of Parliament were also discussed during the course of the lecture. The lecture was followed by a lively question and answer session.
