Indian Parliament Privileges, Powers and Functions

Indian Parliament describes in detail the working of the upper and lower houses of the Indian Parliament, the electoral system and the division of powers which make for a system of checks and balances preventing the misuse of the political system by any single institution or party. The book also discusses areas of accountability and highlights the specific areas of responsibility in the working of the Indian Parliament which act as safeguards of the rights of the people and which have sometimes been subjected to political misuse. To make for a fuller perspective, Indian Parliament provides a wide political spectrum as it obtained in pre-independence India and the stresses and strains faced by the country that led to the adoption of the present form of government and how various political parties evolved over the years and their individual role in the governance of India. Intellectual and political dissent and confrontation among the authors of the Indian Constitution are also described in considerable detail to allow for an understanding of the political thought on which the Indian constitution and Parliament is based.