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Vitthalbhai Patel’s Legislative Legacy
Context:
Union Home Minister inaugurated the All India Speakers’ Conference at Delhi Assembly to mark 100 years of Vitthalbhai Patel becoming the first elected Indian President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly.
About Vitthalbhai Patel (1873–1933)
- First elected Indian President of the Central Legislative Assembly (1925).
- Elder brother of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Played a crucial role in shaping India’s legislative traditions during colonial rule.
- Advocated independence of legislatures from executive control.
- Established the principle that Assemblies must remain impartial platforms of debate and legislation.
Significance of Central Legislative Assembly
- Created under the Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms).
- For the first time, Indians were allowed to preside over legislative institutions.
- Became a platform for nationalist leaders like Madan Mohan Malviya, Lala Lajpat Rai, and C.R. Das to articulate India’s aspirations for freedom.
- Set the foundation for the parliamentary system adopted after 1947.
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