Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said politicians across the country should be driven by passion, performance and procedural integrity and stop disrupting law-making bodies. He also asked them to keep the honour and privilege given to them by the people.

Naidu made the comments in the House as the Rajya Sabha bade farewell to 72 members retiring during the March-July period this year. The Chairman called upon elected politicians to ensure the expectations and aspirations of the people are fulfilled in the designing of laws and policies.

The retiring members have a total parliamentary experience of 181 terms, including 143 terms in the Rajya Sabha and 38 in the Lok Sabha. Highlighting that the retiring members have substantial legislative expertise, domain knowledge, parliamentary skills and proven performance in the House, he said, “It is not often that such a pool of performers retires in one go.”