New Delhi:  Upper house of parliament was essential for checks and balance in democracy but a distinction needs to be drawn between checking and clogging, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking on the occasion of the 250^th session of Rajya Sabha he lauded Sharad Pawar’s NCP and BJD for never rushing to the well of the house to raise their issues and yet raising their points effectively.

         With some within the ruling party questioning the effectiveness of Rajya Sabha as a crucial legislative work got stalled because NDA lacked majority in the house. Modi recalled the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Wajpayee’s words that the upper house may be the second house but no one should think of it as a secondary house. Modi said that today he eco the sentiments of Atal Ji and add that the Rajya Sabha must be a vibrant supportive house for national progress.

          The constitutional makers envisioned a by cameral legislative framework and this vision has enriched the democracy.  He want to appreciate two parties the NCP and the BJD, said Modi. These two parties have wonderfully adhared to parliamentary norms, he said. They have never ventured in to the well.