The fallout of Anti-defection law (GS-2, Polity, The Hindu)

26 Feb The fallout of Anti-defection law (GS-2, Polity, The Hindu)

About Anti-defection Law:

• • included within the Tenth Schedule in 1985 to combat the the issues of political defecetion.
  • BackGround
    • It was created to regulate the defections in legislators.
    • purpose of opposing defection law is
    •  to preserve the soundness of governments 
    • To secure the MLA and M.P.s  from defections of legislators
    • Ensuring the candidates electoral with party symbols to stay loyal to party policies.

• Provisions of law

• • If any Member of Parliament (MP) +  State law-makers (MLA) would vote on any motion contrary to the directions issued by their party then then will be disqualified from their workplace
  • It applies to the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils i.e. all homes at centre moreover as state,.

• Range of the supply

• • • It applies to all or any votes within the House
    • An MP (or MLA) has completely no freedom to vote in line with their own conscience.
    • They will need to follow the direction of the party which can go against the body of that MLA/MP.
    • Some provisions against the idea of representative democracy that undermines the democratic values.
    • roles of a representative like Associate in Nursing MP
    • One is that area unit|they’re} agents of the voters and are expected to vote in line with the advantages of their constituents. 
    • their duty to their constituents is to exercise their judgement on varied problems towards the broader public interest. 

• Recent legal document of former U.S. President Donald Trump

• • seven members from his party votes against him.
  • These form of call doesn’t have any legal  sanction.
  • In the UK political parties has free vote that don’t seem to be controlled by whips issued by parties.

Daily Current Affairs 26 February 2021.

Swarn Singh

Plutus IAS Current Affair Team Member