Restore peoples power
Though
Independent India’s Parliament has completed 60 years, we are yet to
realise the vision of our founding fathers of ‘Swaraj’ that envisaged a
people-based governance, with a bottom-up decision-making process
Completion of 60 years in an individual’s life is referred to as Shastipoorthi.
This is a significant milestone. A memorable turning point. This can
well be applied to an institution that affects the life of every
individual - India’s Parliamentthat has turned 60.
On
that auspicious day, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha held a joint
session and Parliamentarians celebrated the occasion in a way they know
best - speeches, speeches and more speeches! Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh made the tall claim that the “history of the functioning of the
House over the last 60 years proved that the trust reposed in it by the
founding fathers of the Constitution has been substantially fulfilled.”...READMORE
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