Chandigarh, September 26 – Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Sh. U. T. Khader Fareed said that the soul of any law lies in its drafting, and the language used must be simple and easily understood by all. He emphasised that state legislatures should make the best possible laws that serve communities and the public at large.
Sh. Fareed was addressing the first day of a two-day training workshop on ‘Legislative Drafting’ organised for officers and staff of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha and other departments at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26, Chandigarh.
The Speaker said that while framing laws, state legislatures should not compare themselves with other countries because their geographical and cultural contexts differ from India’s. Commending Haryana Vidhan Sabha for organising the event, he said it had set an inspiring example for other state legislatures.
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