{"id":252843,"date":"2023-07-20T21:23:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=252843"},"modified":"2023-08-31T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T06:30:31","slug":"sanjay-srivastava-writes-parliament-now-is-a-gated-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sanjay-srivastava-writes-parliament-now-is-a-gated-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanjay Srivastava writes: Parliament, now, is a gated community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cSanjay Srivastava writes: Parliament, now, is a gated community\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d <\/strong>on 20th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Polity<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Political institutions<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>The article explains the importance of Parliament as a process for strengthening democracy.<\/p>\n

Why is it important to imagine Parliament both as space and process?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The assertion of sovereignty<\/strong> is not only conveyed through symbolic displays of governance<\/strong> but also through the actual governing processes. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the same parliament architecture, after independence, that once used for oppression of the people was more than just a symbol. It tells a story of seizing control <\/strong>from the previous ruling power, who justified their superiority by characterising the locals as incapable of self-rule.<\/p>\n

The physical space of Parliament and the governing processes<\/strong> it contains are deeply interconnected. The relationship between Parliament as a building and the processes and the people it represents has not fulfilled the promise of the early post-colonial period.<\/p>\n

How Parliament as an institution has not fulfilled its promise?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the Indian context, the decline of Parliament’s influence in the lives of the people is primarily attributed to the shifting concept of the nation-state. <\/strong><\/p>\n

After gaining independence, the state had a clear responsibility<\/strong>: to serve the nation and its people<\/strong>. It was recognized that the interests and lives of the people were distinct from that of the state.<\/p>\n

However, over time, there has been a shift. State itself is increasingly being equated with the nation<\/strong>. As a result, there has been a growing tendency to unquestioningly accept, whatever the state says and does. It is also justified as the best interest of the people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The initial commitment to a democracy <\/strong>led by the people has been replaced by one controlled by the state. Parliament has undergone a transformation<\/strong>. It resembles a fortres<\/strong>s. It has distanced itself from society<\/strong>, placing itself above rather than alongside it.<\/p>\n

It has become akin to a gated community.<\/strong> The construction of the new Parliament House has only exacerbated this trend. It portrays governance<\/strong> as a grand monument<\/strong> disconnected from the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cSanjay Srivastava writes: Parliament, now, is a gated community\u201d published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d on 20th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Polity Relevance: Political institutions News- The article explains the importance of Parliament as a process for strengthening democracy. Why is it important to imagine Parliament both… Continue reading Sanjay Srivastava writes: Parliament, now, is a gated community<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,225,10496],"class_list":["post-252843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-polity","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}