Mumbai: In a tribute to a legendary jurist and MP, Ram Jethmalani lecture series is back with its second edition and will be streamed LIVE on NewsX this Saturday from 5 p.m.
The lecture series will address a pertinent issue this year which has recently found itself at the hotbed of Indian politics in 21st century. India's Who's and Who will share their take on whether 'Disruption to parliamentary proceedings is an MP's privilege and/or a facet of parliamentary democracy?'
Vice president and Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu will be the guest of honour at the lecture series and will be joined by other esteemed panelists including union cabinet minister of law Kiren Rijiju, the attorney general for India KK Venugopal and solicitor general of India Tushar Mehta. Union cabinet minister for women & child welfare Smriti Irani, Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, former solicitor general of India Gopal Subramaniam, former solicitor general of India Ranjit Kumar, Tughlak editor S Gurumurthy and former Rajya Sabha MP Pavan Varma will also mark their presence at the memorial series and share their views on the topic.
iTV Network founder Kartikeya Sharma said, “In tribute to one of India's greatest jurists and MPs I can't think of a more fitting subject that merits the focus of stakeholders in this panel of speakers. Democratic systems often lead to deadlock, but surely there is a way to bring back the poignancy of debate that Ram Jethmalani embodied at the bench, both in court and parliament. The object is to keep India forging ahead. I'm hoping that such efforts to recall whence we came will help us chart whither we go.”
NewsX managing editor Rishabh Gulati said, “The people of India now have great expectations from those who are elected to serve. Parliament has become raucous often times as has the Indian media. We had the opportunity to get some of India's most committed minds discuss the Indian media in the first edition of this memorial lecture series, it's a merit that so many stakeholders are willing to take on a vexatious topic like this."
Apart from the NewsX channel, the series will be aired on all our social media channels and major OTT platforms - Zee5, Dailyhunt, JioTV, Shemaroo, Mzaalo, Watcho, Flipkart, Paytm, Tatasky and MX Player.
