Role of Citizens

Citizens play a critical role in assisting Parliament in translating various issues that people may have into laws. The citizen’s voice is essential at every stage of the process, from determining the necessity for a new law to its passage. This voice can be heard through TV reporting, newspaper editorials, radio broadcasts, and local meetings—all of which aim to improve the public’s access to and understanding of the work that parliament conducts. After choosing the representatives, residents still have a responsibility. Instead, it is the responsibility of the citizen to use newspapers and the media to closely track the job that our MPs are doing and criticize their conduct as necessary.

Making laws is Parliament’s primary duty. Every legal proposal must be presented to Parliament as a bill. A “bill” is a proposed statute that will not become law unless it has been approved by both Houses of Parliament and the President of India. When a bill is introduced in either House of Parliament, the process of establishing laws officially begins. A bill may be introduced by a member who is not a minister. It is known as a government bill in the first case and a private member’s bill in the second. Bill has to pass through three reading in each of the two Houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. for the consent of the president.

How Do New Laws Come About?

The exact meaning of the law is open to question, but it is generally understood to be a system of regulations that are made and implemented by social or political organizations to limit behavior. 

Laws can be created by a group of legislators or a single lawmaker; the administration can issue judgments and regulations; or courts can set precedents, mainly in jurisdictions of common law. Private parties are allowed to make legally binding agreements such as arbitration clauses that renounce traditional court action as a way to resolve conflicts.

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Role of Citizens

Citizens play a critical role in assisting Parliament in translating various issues that people may have into laws. The citizen’s voice is essential at every stage of the process, from determining the necessity for a new law to its passage. This voice can be heard through TV reporting, newspaper editorials, radio broadcasts, and local meetings—all of which aim to improve the public’s access to and understanding of the work that parliament conducts. After choosing the representatives, residents still have a responsibility. Instead, it is the responsibility of the citizen to use newspapers and the media to closely track the job that our MPs are doing and criticize their conduct as necessary....

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Unpopular and Controversial Laws

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