Kitab-e-Sansad

ABCDs of Model Parliament Kitab-e-Sansad, will be helpful to those who want to learn about the Union legislature, Parliamentary Procedures, Rules and other guidelines. For those who wish to organize or participate in a Model/Mock Parliament, it can be a great read and a wonderful reference guide. Edited by John Michael and Sai Sanjit, it is published by Narayana IAS Academy as an internal non-commercial publication. JOHN MICHAEL is a writer, translator, traveler and a final year B.A. Student at Narayana IAS Academy. Hailing from Bhimavaram, he has worked as a content Intern at Unacademy and previously edited Civilscope, a college annual of the Academy. He is currently working on ‘Civilz Byte,’ a Narayana Group Publication on Civil Services Exam. SAISANJIT is a sophomore Civil Services aspirant at Narayana IAS Academy. He did his schooling from De Paul and attended Intermediate at Ascent College in Visakhapatnam. He is into clairvoyance, mysticism and reading. Staying updated with current issues keeps him busy. Films of various world languages interest him. Foreword i From the Editors iii The Purpose v The Procedure vii 1. OVERVIEW OF THE PARLIAMENT 1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Speaker 2 1.3 Deputy Speaker 4 1.4 Leader of the House 4 1.5 Leader of the Opposition 5 1.6 Secretary General of Lok Sabha 5 1.7 Parliamentary Privileges to the MPs 6 2. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES 7 2.1 President’s Address and Motion of Thanks 7 2.2 Oath or Affirmation 8 2.3 Obituary Reference 9 2.4 Introduction of New Ministers 10 2.5 Statements from the Members 10 2.6 The Question Hour 11 2.7 Breach of Privilege 18 2.8 Papers to be laid on the Table 20 2.9 Half-An-Hour Discussion 21 2.10 Message from the Upper Chamber 22 2.11 Welcoming the Foreign Delegation 23 2.12 Address from the Foreign Head of State or 24 Government 2.13 Zero Hour 27 2.14 Calling Attention Motion 27 2.15 Adjournment Motion 30 2.16 Rule 377 33 2.17 Anti Defection Motion 34 2.18 No-Confidence Motion 35 2.19 Resolutions 36 2.20 Short Duration Discussion 38 2.21 Press Briefing 40 3. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 41 3.1 Classification of Bills 42 3.2 Stages of a Bill 43 3.3 Voting in Lok Sabha 46 3.4 Joint Sitting 47 3.5 President’s Assent 48 Appendix – I - Glossary: Important Parliamentary Terms 49 Appendix – II – Unparliamentary Words and Expressions 62 Appendix – III – Privileges and Points of Order 65 Appendix – IV – NICS Youth Parliament 2017 Agenda 66 General Bibliography 68