CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF PARLIAMENT

The first sitting of the Indian Parliament started exactly on May 13,1952.We the people of India have kept our democracy safe and functioning well for the last 60 years and we are constantly finding new ways of improving governance. In representing our people, the elected people bring out the problems of the masses,  we find solutions, resolve issues and make laws to make lives of the people of India better.Over the years, contact with the people has been strengthened, with television(live telecast of proceedings in Parliament), newspapers, and internet(we have 'Lok Sabha' website now) we are becoming a modern democracy.By watching TV, we know what exactly our elected representatives are doing. We can send emails to the Parliament too.More we learn of the problems of the various regions, more we become connected with the people.We have a multi-cultural,multi-ethnic multilingual population and newer problems arise out of living together. That,evenwith such big diverse backgrounds, we are able to make a representative government indicates that makers of our constitution have laid proper foundation for an effective democracy in India.New exigencies are met with new advances in technology and new ideas. We are a vast country, and by governing its vast territory, our democracy has grown stronger.What goes on in the Parliament is a reflection of our society.Long live India its people and their Parliament.