Our Parliament

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Description
I was elected to Rajya Sabha on 26-6-2008. I took oath as Member of Rajya Sabha in Sanskrit language on 11-8-2008. I participated and spoke in the debates as and when opportunity arose. I have expressed my opinion frankly on several important subjects in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution. I have collected all these together to form Part-I of this book. The index to this part indicates the date and the subject on which I spoke. Part II: This Part consists of Special Mentions made by me Rajya Sabha and the reply received from the concerned Minister. Part III : Consists of Questions raised by be and Answers to them by the Government in Rajya Sabha.
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Contents
Part I        :    Speeches Made in Rajya Sabha
Part II       :    Special Mentions
Part III      :    Questions and Answers
Part IV      :    Important Letters Written to the Government and Replies Received to those Letters
Part V       :    Speech Delivered by me in 22nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar, New Delhi
Part VI      :    Memorandum Submitted to President of India
Part VII     :    Message from Parliament House
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Author Details
M. Rama Jois was born on 27th July 1931 in Araga village of Thirthahalli Taluk, Shimoga District, State of Karnataka. After securing B. Sc. and B.L. Degree from Mysore University he was enrolled as an Advocate of Karnataka High Court in 1959. He has been very successful in the legal profession particularly in the branch of Service and Constitutional Law. He authored the book" Services under the State" wjiich was published by the Indian Law Institute in 1974 and re-published in 1987. He was appointed Judge of the Karnataka High Court in November 1977. His another book "Legal and Constitutional History of India" in two volumes which includes Ancient Indian Legal, Judicial and Constitutional Law (Vyavahara Dharma and Raja Dharma) has been subsidised by National Book Trust and published by N.M. Tripathi (P) Ltd, Bombay. The latest edition of the book has been published by Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. This book has been described as a monumental work by eminent scholars and Judges in their review of the book. It has been recommended for study for the law degree course by the Bar Council of India. He also authored "Ancient Indian Law - Eternal Values in Manu Smriti" with a Foreword by Justice K. Ramaswamy and "Raja Dharma with Lessons on Rajaneeti" with a Foreword by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India with messages by HE Dr. A.RJ. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India and Dr. Karan Singh, M.P. Rajya Sabha. In May 1992, he became the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, which post he held till his retirement. After retirement, he resumed practice as Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court and has argued in matters of National importance. He has been the Honorary Professor in National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He was awarded Naresh Chandra Sen Gupta Gold Medal by Asiatic Society, Calcutta for outstanding contribution to the study of Society and Law, Ancient and Modern, in May 1999. He has been the Vice-President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore Kendra, since 1994 and President, Bharat Vikas Parishad since 1999. His article entitled "Need for Amending the Constitution" has been published in the commemorative volume of the Golden Jubilee of Lok Sabha in May 2002.  ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................