The document is about the need for a parliament in India. It discusses how the parliament enables citizen participation in decision making and helps control the government, making it an important symbol of Indian democracy. It notes that people struggled for a long time against British rule to gain independence and the right to participate in their governance. The constitution of independent India established the principle of universal adult franchise, allowing citizens to elect representatives to parliament. The parliament, made up of these representatives, then forms the government and guides/controls it, expressing the will of the people. It has two houses, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and plays a key role in India's democratic system.