- 92 % citizens say, a paralysed parliament affecting economy negatively
- 94 % of citizens say that the functioning of government is affected due to logjam
- 91% of citizens say that the blocking of Parliament is not in national interest
LocalCircles (www.localcircles.com), India’s leading citizen engagement platform today announced the results of the largest survey on the upcoming session of the Parliament. 
With over 13,000 citizens responding to each one of the poll questions, it provides a collective pulse of how common citizens feel about the state of the Parliament this year and how it is impacting national progress. The winter session of the Parliament is scheduled to commence today. The last two sessions of the Parliament - summer and monsoon sessions have been a washout due to government and opposition at loggerheads. As a result not a single bill was passed in the Parliament nor was any official business carried out.
Localcircles.com which enables citizens to engage in local and national governance for better urban daily lives carried out a poll asking citizens questions about the functioning of the Parliament and what could be done to ensure better functioning of it. The bulk of citizens are disappointed by the functioning of the Parliament. And 92 per cent of them feel that it is affecting the economy at large. Around 94 per cent feel that it is also affecting the functioning of the government.
Interestingly, on the subject of ‘rising intolerance’ in India, raised by celebrities, writers and intelligentsia of all kind, citizens are divided. On being asked whether this subject should be debated in the Parliament only 55 per cent said yes and 45 per cent said no. Intolerance is likely to be an issue that could negatively impact this session of the Parliament. Hence it is important that both the opposition and the government take into account what the citizens think.
Per the survey, 91 per cent of citizens believe that the blocking of parliament by opposition is not in national interest and 96 per cent believe that MPs should have a pay cut if the logjam continues.
In the poll questioning whether additional involvement by the Prime Minister will help in smoother functioning of the parliament, 77 per cent citizens said yes.
In summary, the citizens of the country desperately want to see the parliamentarians keep their political differences aside, debate and discuss issues and bills and make progress.
About LocalCircles LocalCircles is India’s leading citizen engagement platform that connects citizens at local, city and national level to participate in governance and make their urban life better. LocalCircles has more than 1,000,000 citizens connected on it across the country. All data and poll results are an exclusive copyright of localcircles.com so please give due credit.
Photo Caption: Citizen Survey on Parliament Logjam 
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