Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu’s leadership ability & discipline led Rajya Sabha to attain new heights, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu’s leadership ability and discipline led the Rajya Sabha to attain new heights. Bidding farewell to Mr. Naidu, on completion of his tenure, the Prime Minister said, the Upper House productivity has increased by 70 per cent during Mr. Naidu’s tenure. He said, 177 bills were either passed or discussed in the house during his tenure.

The Prime Minister said, the youth can learn a lot about society, country and democracy from the experiences of Mr. Naidu. He said, Mr. Naidu’s responsibility to lead the Rajya Sabha might be ending now, but the nation as well as workers of public life will continue to receive benefits of his experiences.

He said, India is celebrating such an Independence Day this time, when the country’s President, Vice President, Speaker and Prime Minister are all those people who were born in independent India and all of them hail from very ordinary backgrounds. He lauded Mr. Naidu’s leadership as the party chief, hard work in the Union Cabinet or his grace as the Vice President.