Why are State Legislative Assemblies involved in the election of the President but excluded from the process of impeachment?
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Under Article 53 to elect through system of proportional representation as enshrined in the Constitution. Electors for President election: Elected members of State Assemblies, Elected members of Lok Sabha Logic of inclusion of states in election is: (1) Upheld Federalism as the basic level of elections. (Eg - Opinion of States) (2) Democratic decentralization by acknowledging the will of citizens at the most basic level. (Eg - Principle of subsidiarity) (3) President has huge involvement in state functioning therefore, state participation. Logic of states not included in removal of President is: (1) Inclusion of Rajya Sabha in the removal procedure. (Eg - Already accommodated states in Rajya Sabha, M/s IA rayagatta) (2) Need of quick action to uphold constitutional worry of removal of President. (Eg - Constitutional Assembly debates) (3) Removal of President does not affect the state as much as the national parliament. (Eg - Constitutional process is mainly upper legislature) The Constitutional process of this election and removal of President has passed the test of time by successful fulfillment of its yearly as a establishment.
SUNAWAR DEEP SINGH
Constitutional Posts and Bodies
President of India
Election and Impeachment Process
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