New Delhi, April 3 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday observed that Legislative Drafting is the soul of any law and stressed the clarity and simplicity in legislation.

He highlighted that laws impact society and people for a long time; they must be clear and simple for the common people to understand.

"This will lead to less litigations in courts and in turn save the resources. In the context of the dynamic socio-economic transformation of the world," he stated that it is very important for Legislators and officials to be well versed with Legislative Drafting in order to ensure that the needs of the public are fulfilled.

He further said that this also results in meaningful debate and discussion on draft bills in the Parliament.

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