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Issues with Politics in India - Coggle Diagram

- - - - deter MLAs
      - from defecting
      - from their political parties
      - lose their seats in legislature
      - cannot become a minister for 6 months
    - - disqualified Deputy CM and 18 MLA ousted
      - issued notice under anti-defection law (A-DL)
- - - - MLA and Political Parties
        
        become adept
        
        using and bypassing
        
        Anti-defection law
        
        only punishes MLAs
        
        Political Parties
        
        have no liability under the law
        
        benefits from defection and
        
        accused for enticing
        
        MLAs of rival parties
        
        to switch loyalties
        
        No restriction
        
        select individuals
        
        who face criminal charges
        
        pending in courts
        
        Electoral spending
        
        limit on candidate spending
        
        Political parties
        
        spend unlimited amount
        
        on behalf of candidates
        
        Involvement
        
        regional and smaller parties
        
        only make governance
        
        more robust
        
        and inclusive
        
        at the national level
      - SC- Criticize the role of Speaker & 10th Schedule
        
        Amend the consti
        
        strip speaker exclusive power
        
        to decide whether legislators
        
        disqualified under A-DL
        
        Independent tribunal
        
        ought to be appointed
        
        Parliament
        
        reconsider strengthening
        
        certain aspects
        
        of 10th schedule
        
        undemocratic practices
        
        discouraged
        
        Time to rethink
        
        disqualification petitions
        
        ought to be entrusted
        
        to speaker as
        
        quasi-judicial authority
        
        Speaker
        
        who cannot stay aloof
        
        from his political party
        
        wishes
        
        pressures
        
        doesn't deserve to occupy the chair
        
        SC questioned
        
        member of political party
        
        and insider in the House
        
        why
        
        should be "sole and final arbiter"
        
        in disqualification of political defector
      - Governance
        
        Performances of Delhi´s
        
        Municipal corporation councillors
        
        fell in terms of attendance and
        
        3-4 questions asked by them
        
        in the house
        
        poor related to citizens complaints
        
        in their constituencies
        
        Councillors
        
        have not been party
        
        to decision-making for city
        
        inspite of being
        
        closest to ground situation
        
        and having knowledge
        
        need of their constituents
        
        Note – You can generalize these points for answers related to Governance issues.
    - - code of conduct
        
        adherence by political parties
        
        fundamental priorities and decencies
        
        ought to govern
        
        functioning of democratic Institutions
  - - - 54MPs of Rajya Sabha or
      - 32% had declared criminal cases
      - "Association of Democratic Reforms"
      - In Bihar
        
        83% Assembly constituencies
        
        have 3 or more candidates
        
        have declared
        
        criminal cases
        
        against themselves
        
        in their affidavits
    - - 10th Schedule provisions says
      - voluntarily give up membership of PP or
      - voting in House
        
        abstain from voting
        
        voting against directions
        
        issued by Party
  - - - When speaker or chairman
      - exercise power under
      - 10th schedule act as Tribunal
      - Judicial Review
        
        against speaker´s decision
        
        limited on ground
        
        could not prompt
        
        for Judicial Intervention
    - - Disqualification petitions
      - under the 10th schedule
        
        Only swift
        
        impartial disqualification of defectors
        
        give "real teeth"
      - should be adjudicated
      - outside parliament or
      - legislative assembly
      - Tribunal
        
        Permanent tribunal
        
        headed
        
        retired SC judge
        
        former HC chief justice
      - SC had directed parties
        
        publish the reasons
        
        for choosing
        
        candidate with criminal background
  - - - Political Scientist
      - shown that regional parties
      - thrive when coalition govt
        
        are the order of the day
- - - - to address
      - problem of defection
      - but "political issues require political solutions"
  - - - corruption
      - money power from politics
    - - to be MP or MLA
      - even for single day
  - - - Decision without
        
        any pre-decision conversation
      - farm reforms
        
        pushed
        
        through brute majority in Parliament
        
        with almost
        
        no consultation with stakeholders
      - Demonetisation
      - revocation
        
        Article 370 in J&K
      - passage
        
        Citizenship (Amendment) Act
- - - - for examine govt bill
      - adheres to constitutional principle
    - - can oppose the intro of bill
      - by stating
        
        it initiates outside
        
        legislative competence of parliament
    - - probing a bill´s constitutionality
        
        arises when a parliamentary
        
        committee is examining it
      - committee process
        
        has advantage of gaining
        
        constitutional expertise
        
        outside ministry of law
      - govt bills
        
        do not go
        
        for ministry specific
        
        department related committe
        
        Ministers
        
        get an option to refer
        
        their bill to select committee