Anti-Defection Law
Anti-Defection Law is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2014, 2017, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालीलपैकी कोणत्या घटनादुरुस्तीद्वारे राजकीय पक्षांतरावर अंकुश आणण्याचा प्रयत्न झाला ? Which one of the following amendments to the Constitution of India sought to curb political defections ?
The 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985 added the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, popularly known as the Anti-Defection Law, to curb political defections.
खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर नाहीत ? Consider the following statements : Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
(a)जर एखादी व्यक्ती संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांसाठी निवडून आली असेल, तर तिने कोणत्या सभागृहात सेवा देवू इच्छिते ते 10 दिवसांच्या आत कळविलेच पाहिजे, अन्यथा दोन्हीही जागा रिक्त होतात. / If a person is elected to both the Houses of Parliament, he must intimate within 10 days in which House he desires to serve, otherwise both seats become vacant.
(b)जर एखादी व्यक्ती एखाद्या सभागृहातील दोन जागेवर निवडून आली, तर तिने एका जागेसाठी पर्याय दिला पाहिजे अन्यथा दोन्हीही जागा रिक्त होतात. / If a person is elected to two seats in a House he should exercise his option for one, otherwise both seats become vacant.
(c)जर एका सभागृहाचा सदस्य असलेला दुसऱ्या सभागृहासाठी देखील निवडून आला, तर त्याची पहिल्या सभागृहातील जागा रिक्त होते. / If a sitting member of one House is also elected to the other House, his seat in the first House becomes vacant.
Under Article 101 of the Indian Constitution, if a person is elected to both Houses of Parliament, they must intimate within 10 days in which House they desire to serve, making statement 'a' correct. Thus, statement 'a' is not incorrect, making option 3 the right choice for 'not correct'.
भारतातील प्रतोद विषयी योग्य विधाने निवडा : Select the correct statements about Whip in India :
(a)कायदे मंडळातील सभागृहात पक्षातील सदस्यांचे शिस्त आणि वर्तन यासाठी प्रतोद जबाबदार असतो. / Whip is responsible for the party's discipline and behaviour in the house of legislature.
(b)भारताने ही संकल्पना ब्रिटिश संसदीय प्रणालीकडून घेतली आहे. / India inherited this concept from the British Parliamentary System.
(c)अतिरिक्त प्रतोदाच्या सहाय्यासह एक मुख्य प्रतोद असतो. / There can be chief whip, assisted by additional whips.
(d)राष्ट्रपतीच्या निवडणूकीवेळी प्रतोद खासदार आणि आमदार यांना विशिष्ट रीतीने मत देण्यासाठी निर्देशीत करू शकत नाही. / In presidential elections whips cannot direct a Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to vote in a particular fashion.
The whip system in India is borrowed from the British system, ensures party discipline, has chief and additional whips, and importantly, whips cannot be issued to direct voting in Presidential elections where voting is by secret ballot and conscience.