B.1. Role of Indian Parliament in Democracy
- Parliament is the legislative organ of the union government, the other two are Executive and Judiciary.
- Adoption of “Parliamentary form of government” gives a pivotal position to parliament in the Indian democratic system.
- A genuine democracy is inconceivable without a representative, efficient and effective legislature.
- The legislature also helps people in holding the representatives accountable. This is indeed, the very basis of representative democracy.
- Law-making is just one of the functions of the legislature. It is at the center of all democratic political processes.
- Legislature is the most representative of all organs of government.
- The sheer presence of members of diverse social backgrounds makes the legislatures more representative and potentially more responsive to people’s expectations.