Monday, May 17, 2004

New Lok Sabha: House of elderly

The Times of India: "The impressive list of high-profile first time parliamentarians ?D most notably Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, Manvendra Singh, Dushyant Singh and Milind Deora ?D has led to a widespread perception that the latest Lok Sabha has a younger profile. The truth is far from it. The current Lok Sabha, in fact, has the maximum number of members over 70 ever elected to the House. What's more, 210 members or roughly 40 per cent are over 55. "

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