At 91, politician remembers the first Parliament
May 14, 2012  15:49

Rishang Keishing, 91, sat as a member in India's first Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, in 1952. Sixty years later he sits in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. As India's Parliament celebrates its 60th anniversary, Mr. Keishing is the only person in India to hold that distinction.

 

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