Question Q.14GS2GS2

Recent SC judgment → Election Commission would be appointed on the recommendation of a committee consisting of PM, Home Minister, Leader of Opposition & LoP Sahata and Chief Justice India

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Further steps required • Election Commission should be given power to derecognise the political parties for unethical activities • Legal mandate to Model Code of Conduct and power to EC to enforce it. • Pone of EC in lieu instances of hate speech, fomenting communal tensions • Election Commission should be given power of disqualification under Anti-defection law. • SC should direct that political parties disclose their electoral contribution through elected bonds to election commission. As these steps can go a long way in ensuring fair and upholding democratic values.

Question how zero hours debate to discussion Motion & resolution No-confidence motion Article 75collective responsibility of executive to parliament Through enactment of budget Like public accounts committee, estimates committee CAGagent of parliament as guardian of public purse Declining role of Parliament to keep check On executive

Declare in number of sittings of parliament.Declare in referring of bills to parliamentary committee [only 11.7. in 14th lok Sabha ]Anti defection law prevents individual legislated to gain their opinions and grievances.Increase in subordinate legislationPassage of bills as money bills thus undermining Rajya Sabha [Article 109]. Another BillIncreased use of ordinance (via Article 123) to bypass parliamentary scrutiny for controversial items (eg. NCT of Delhi Amendment Bill)More disruptions and unparliamentary schemedeclining productivity of parliament

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Power to check Executive - showing Parliament power through Question Hour, Zero hours, debate to discussion, motions & resolution, no-confidence motion, Article 75 collective responsibility of executive to parliament, through enactment of budget, through enactment of budget like public accounts committee, estimates committee, CAG agent of parliament as guardian of public purse

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Nidhi Goyal

AIR 912023

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GS2GS2

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Salient Features of the Representation of People's Act

Elections

Electoral Reforms and Supreme Court Directives

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