**Executive Summary**
On May 28, 2026, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla released 89 volumes of the Central Legislative Assembly proceedings (1924–1930) and launched the inaugural issue of the quarterly magazine *Vidhan-Chetna*. Held at the Delhi Legislative Assembly, the event focused on preserving India's parliamentary heritage to strengthen democratic consciousness. The Speaker emphasized the necessity of fact-based debates and the integration of technology to enhance legislative transparency.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Historical Preservation and Publications**
* **Archival Release:** The publication of 89 volumes documenting the proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly (1924–1930) covers 407 historic meetings, filling a critical gap in India's legislative history.
* **Intellectual Initiative:** The launch of *Vidhan-Chetna*, a quarterly magazine, aims to strengthen parliamentary studies, legislative research, and democratic awareness.
* **Symbolic Venue:** The Delhi Legislative Assembly building was recognized as a living symbol of India’s freedom movement and the formative years of its parliamentary democracy.
**Principles of Governance**
* **Quality of Debate:** Democratic institutions derive strength from informed dialogue, consensus, and discussions rooted in logic and facts rather than mere rhetoric.
* **Institutional Autonomy:** Following the legacy of Shri Vithalbhai Patel, the first Indian Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly, the document stresses the importance of impartiality and the dignity of the Chair.
* **Public Representation:** Parliament and state legislatures are identified as the highest forums for representing the aspirations of the people.
**Technological Advancement**
* **Modernization:** The adoption of digitization, e-legislatures, and emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is highlighted as a means to make policymaking more transparent and efficient.
* **Digital Accessibility:** There is an expressed goal to make historical proceedings and the *Vidhan-Chetna* magazine widely available in digital formats for public and academic use.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Elected Representatives and Legislators**
**Impact**
The release of historical proceedings and the new magazine provides these stakeholders with resources to enhance their intellectual capacity and provides a fresh direction for democratic discourse.
**Action Required**
Legislators are encouraged to utilize these resources to conduct research and engage in meaningful, fact-based deliberations within their respective houses.
**Stakeholder: Researchers, Students, and Citizens**
**Impact**
These groups gain unprecedented access to rare historical debates and intellectual discourse, fostering a deeper understanding of India’s constitutional values and democratic traditions.
**Action Required**
They should utilize the digital formats of these publications to conduct academic research and increase their civic consciousness.
**Stakeholder: Presiding Officers**
**Impact**
The document reinforces the standards of parliamentary propriety, impartiality, and autonomy established by historical figures like Vithalbhai Patel.
**Action Required**
Presiding officers must continue to uphold the prestige of the institution and ensure that legislative functions remain focused on logic and public trust.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Legislative Assembly (1924–1930): The historical legislative body whose 89 volumes of proceedings were compiled and released to preserve India’s parliamentary heritage.
Vidhan Chetna: An inaugural quarterly magazine launched to strengthen parliamentary studies, legislative research, and democratic discourse.
Delhi Legislative Assembly: The institution responsible for the initiative to digitize and publish rare historical debates and host the commemorative event.
Vithalbhai Patel: The first Indian Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly whose legacy of parliamentary propriety and autonomy is the central theme of the preservation efforts.
Lok Sabha Secretariat
PRESERVATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LEGACY
IS KEY TO STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC
CONSCIOUSNESS: LOK SABHA SPEAKER
INDIA’S DEMOCRACY IS A GUIDING LIGHT FOR THE
WORLD, SAYS LOK SABHA SPEAKER OM BIRLA
FACT-BASED DEBATES ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN
DIGNITY OF DEMOCRACY: LOK SABHA SPEAKER
VITHALBHAI PATEL'S LEGACY CONTINUES TO INSPIRE
MODERN LEGISLATORS, SAYS LOK SABHA SPEAKER
LOK SABHA SPEAKER RELEASES 89-VOLUME CENTRAL
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS AND 'VIDHAN-
CHETNA' MAGAZINE
Posted On: 28 MAY 2026 5:10PM by PIB Delhi
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla stated today that India’s democracy serves as a guiding light for the
world and continues to inspire nations through its deep-rooted traditions of dialogue, participation, and
constitutional values.
Addressing a distinguished gathering at a function to release 89 volumes of the proceedings of the Central
Legislative Assembly (1924–1930) and launch the inaugural issue of the quarterly magazine Vidhan-
Chetna at the historic chamber of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in New Delhi today, he emphasized that
democratic institutions derive their true strength from informed dialogue, fact-based discussions, and
active public participation. He further observed that preserving and studying India’s parliamentary
heritage is essential for strengthening democratic consciousness among future generations.
Lok Sabha Speaker noted that the Delhi Legislative Assembly building stands as a living symbol and
glorious legacy of India’s democratic consciousness, parliamentary traditions, and freedom movement.
Recalling the historic significance of the Vidhan Sabha Complex, he observed that the building witnessed
the formative years of India’s parliamentary democracy and served as a platform where freedom fighters
and national leaders raised constitutional demands for representation, rights, and self-governance.
Recalling the contributions of Shri Vithalbhai Patel, the first Indian Speaker of the Central Legislative
Assembly, Shri Birla said that he laid a strong foundation for parliamentary propriety, impartiality, and the
dignity of the Chair. Despite immense pressure during the colonial period, Shri Patel upheld the autonomyand prestige of the institution—a contribution that will continue to inspire Presiding Officers and
legislators across the country.
Lok Sabha Speaker emphasized that only dialogue and discussions rooted in logic, seriousness, and facts
can preserve the dignity of democratic institutions and maintain public trust. He stated that India’s
democratic culture has always been based on discussion, consensus, and meaningful deliberation, and that
Parliament and state legislatures must continue to remain the highest forums representing the aspirations
of the people.
Highlighting the role of technology in governance and legislative functioning, Shri Birla stated that
digitization, e-legislatures, and emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are making
policymaking and legislative research more transparent, efficient, and accessible.
Marking this historic occasion, Shri Birla formally unveiled the 89 volumes of the proceedings of the
Central Legislative Assembly along with the inaugural issue of Vidhan-Chetna. Describing the publication
of the proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly as a landmark initiative, he expressed hope that the
compilation would serve as a guiding beacon of democratic values and parliamentary traditions for future
generations. He observed that the Delhi Legislative Assembly has filled an important gap in preserving
India’s legislative history through the systematic publication of these rare debates and proceedings.
Referring to the launch of the magazine Vidhan-Chetna, Shri Birla described the quarterly publication as a
significant intellectual initiative that will strengthen parliamentary studies, legislative research, and
democratic awareness. He noted that such efforts will not only enhance the intellectual capacity of elected
representatives but also provide a fresh direction to democratic discourse and civic consciousness. He
expressed hope that both the historic proceedings and Vidhan-Chetna would be made widely available in
digital formats for researchers, students, and citizens. He appreciated the Delhi Legislative Assembly for
undertaking this historic initiative to preserve India’s parliamentary heritage and infuse new energy into
democratic consciousness.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju; Delhi Legislative
Assembly Speaker Shri Vijender Gupta; Delhi Minister Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh and Delhi Legislative
Assembly Deputy Speaker Shri Mohan Singh Bisht were also present at the event.
वधानसभा और लोकसभा जैसे सदन क गरमा, उनके नयम, परपं राएँ तथा अध्यक्ष ारा समय-समय पर
दए गए नदश हमारी लोकतांत्रक संाओ ंके लए प्रेरणादायी ह।
व्य भले ही समय के साथ हमार बीच न रह, लेकन उसके वचार, उसके काय और राष्ट्र के प्रत उसका
समपण आन े वाली पीढ़य… pic.twitter.com/7Bbbsywwro
— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) May 28, 2026
भवष्य म हम ऐसी पीढ़ी तैयार कर जो दश और राष्ट्रहत को सवपर मानत े हुए काय कर।
आज वैक मंच पर भी भारत का लोकतंत्र मागदशन का काय कर रहा ह। चचा, संवाद, सहमत और
असहमत यही हमारी लोकतांत्रक संाओ ंक सबस े बड़ी श ह। pic.twitter.com/ipGm0c4N
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— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) May 28, 2026दी वधानसभा के ऐतहासक परसर म क ीय वधान सभा (1924-1930) क कायवाहय के 89
खंड तथा त्रैमासक पत्रका ‘वधान-चेतना’ के प्रवेशांक के लोकापण समारोह म सलत होकर
कायक्रम को संबोधत कया।
दी वधानसभा ारा क ीय वधान सभा क 407 ऐतहासक बैठक क… pic.twitter.com/6qV
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— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) May 28, 2026
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