KOLKATA, July 4 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday asked public representatives to be the voice of the last person in society, and said leadership is built through reasoned arguments and constructive ideas, not sloganeering, disruptions or legislative deadlocks.
Addressing the valedictory session of a two-day orientation programme for the newly elected MLAs of the West Bengal Assembly, Birla also said that public representatives derive their strength from the trust reposed in them by citizens.
Elected representatives are expected to raise the concerns, challenges and aspirations of the people and work towards finding solutions through democratic institutions, he said.
"Leadership is built through reasoned arguments, facts and cons...