gfiles magazine

June 8, 2012

Restore peoples power


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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