Jan-DEMOCRACY, POLITY & GOVERNANCE & Anti-Defection Law & Bicameralism & Voice Vote & Sedition & Parliamentary Privileges

Context

Democracy as a system of governance

allow for comprehensive representation

and inclusion of as many people

to feed

the functioning of just and equitable society

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and views as possible

democracy is incomplete

unless its defined in

social and individual contexts

DPG- Challenges

rampant corruption

covert and overt ways at 3 levels

political, bureaucratic and corporate sector

Unholy nexus btw

politicians, civil servants and business houses

last few years influence on

public policy formulation

resulted in corruption is sign of

Criminalization

political instability

and institutional decay

tarnished

image of Indian electoral politics

demeaning

the sanctity of election

e.g. After the election

practices of horse trading

threat to the Indian democracy

disunity among the different communities

Conclusion

Citizens of our country

should remember

India is nation of Unity in Diversity

Should always

uphold the value of DPG

and governance

ADL

empowers political parties

force their views on MPs

any disagreement with the party

can result in MPs

losing their seat in the legislature

Before ADL

MPs are free to vote

based on their conscience

over the years

used as toolkit

to weaken their opposition

Most occasions

defection cases

lie forgotten after

political crisis is averted

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Bicameralism

Issues with RS

Imperfect, because of consti design

Importance of Bicameralism

offers opportunity

for second legislative scrutiny

permanent upper house

check against any abrupt changes

in the composition of Lower House

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speaker raising a question

in the house and

asking the house

to put forward its opinion

in the forms of yes or no

Article 100

every question shall be decided

by majority of members

sitting and voting

Division Vote

simply division

method of taking a vote

that physically counts

members voting

Sedition

SC in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar (1962)

upheld the consti validity of sedition

and noted

reasonable restriction on free speech

provided in Article19(2)

made clear

citizen has right to say or write

whatever she likes about the govt

by way of criticism or comments

as long as

incite people to violence

against the govt

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apart from discussion about judges

no other speech is barred

for legislators

against the

concept of representative democracy

weakens the accountability mechanism