New Delhi, Sept 1: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, paid floral tributes to former Speaker of Lok Sabha, (L) PA Sangma at his portrait in the Central Hall of Parliament House on the occasion of his 75th Birth Anniversary, on Thursday. Senior officers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats also paid tributes.
Floral tribute in honour of Shri Purno A Sangma, former Lok Sabha Speaker & CM of Meghalaya at the Parliament House on his 75th Birth Anniversary today attended by my mother, Smti Soradini Sangma and my spouse, Dr. Mehtab C Sangma@narendramodi @rashtrapatibhvn @ombirlakota pic.twitter.com/wn7s7069Gr
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) September 1, 2022
An exhibition of books by and on PA Sangma, available in the Parliament Library, was set up in the Central Hall of Parliament House. A booklet containing the profile of P. A. Sangma, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was also presented to the dignitaries.
Born on 1 September 1947 in village Chapahati in the West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya, Sangma was a man of many parts, having been, in the course of his career, a lecturer, a lawyer and a journalist before he joined politics.
On 23 May 1996, he was unanimously elected the Speaker of the Eleventh Lok Sabha winning support across all political parties. As the Speaker, Sangma ensured that rules were observed by the members even in the midst of stormy debates.
Parliamentary democracy, he observed, meant free debate, objective deliberations and healthy criticism and it was for the Speaker to ensure that these objectives were achieved.
Besides nine terms in Lok Sabha, Sangma also served in the Union Cabinet in important ministries like Home Affairs, Commerce, Industry, Labour, Information & Broadcasting and Coal. Sangma passed away on 4 March 2016.
