The writer is head of outreach PRS Legislative Research.
August 13,2023 07:55:51 AM
According to the government, the three new Bills to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860 (IPC), the Evidence Act of 1872 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973 will simplify procedures, make the laws relevant to the contemporary situation and provide speedy justice.
Sun, Aug 13, 2023August 11,2023 12:25:53 PM
A motion was moved so that the House refer the "gross, deliberate and repeated misconduct" of Chowdhury to its Privileges Committee for further examination. Earlier this year, Rajya Sabha used a similar mechanism. What does this Committee do, and what exactly are Parliamentary Privileges?
Sun, Aug 13, 2023July 27,2023 07:30:28 AM
No motion of no-confidence has ever succeeded in any Lok Sabha; the current motion too is likely to fail. Oppositions bring these motions to force wide-ranging debates and to hold governments accountable
Thu, Jul 27, 2023July 22,2023 10:37:21 AM
The adjournment motion is a form of censure of the government. It originated in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom, and started its journey in India under the rules of the pre-independent bicameral legislature established under the Government of India Act of 1919.
Sun, Jul 23, 2023May 28,2023 05:04:56 AM
Chakshu Roy on the 97-year-old building whose corridors and columns stand witness to a vast arc of history – from the time that it was the Council House of British India to when it became Independent India's first Parliament House, from the chaos of argumentative debates that shaped the world's biggest democracy to the consensus marked by loud thumping of desks that shaped many a legislation.
Sun, May 28, 2023April 16,2023 07:55:11 AM
On April 6, interacting with civil service aspirants at the Raj Bhavan, Ravi stated that if a bill passed by the state legislature "transgresses the constitutional limit," it is the Governor's responsibility not to sign off on the legislation.
Sun, Apr 16, 2023February 12,2023 19:01:57 PM
Mallikarjun Kharge pointed out that Parliament is the “platform to fix the accountability of the Executive”, and criticism of the government amounts neither to an allegation against an individual Member nor to an attack on the dignity of the Council of States.
Mon, Feb 13, 2023January 29,2023 07:30:56 AM
The 1970 Budget is not remembered for the procedural slip-up but for the change in its tone. Until then, Budget speeches were a dry recitation of facts as FMs had yet to start using poetry and couplets.
Sun, Jan 29, 2023January 08,2023 07:36:34 AM
In the history of Indian democracy, the constitutional crisis in Uttar Pradesh in 1964 is one of the earliest examples of a confrontation between the judiciary and the legislature that led to the “derailment” of the “governance apple cart”.
Sat, Jan 14, 2023August 28,2022 04:10:50 AM
In the initial years of our Republic, there were hardly any conflicts between governors as chancellors and state governments. The Congress was in power at the national and state level. The President, bound by the Prime Minister’s advice, appointed individuals closely linked to the party as governors.
Mon, Jan 02, 2023August 07,2022 04:00:22 AM
Chakshu Roy writes: A building connected with the legislative history of our country, the Bhavan has on its first floor a room distinct from others with its plain white walls and functional furniture, unlike other rooms in the sprawling structure with their priceless art and carpets.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022July 29,2022 04:00:09 AM
Over this week, the two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 MPs between them. Who can suspend MPs, and for how long? Can courts intervene in a matter of suspension of MPs?
Fri, Jul 29, 2022July 19,2022 04:41:25 AM
Chakshu Roy writes: Curtailing ‘unparliamentary’ expressions could stifle voice of MPs.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022July 17,2022 04:00:58 AM
Chakshu Roy writes: Presidential elections are a straightforward affair. The ruling party’s candidate wins easily, and sometimes the opposing candidate loses his deposit.
Sun, Jul 17, 2022July 14,2022 22:14:46 PM
Chakshu Roy writes: In a political discussion, curtailing 'unparliamentary' expressions, without considering the context, will unnecessarily stifle the voices of MPs.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022July 03,2022 04:40:19 AM
Chakshu Roy writes: Candidates nominated by parties would win uncontested. Voting only took place when there were more contestants than vacant seats in the state. Electoral contest was usually among Independent candidates.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022June 22,2022 13:12:26 PM
Maharashtra Shiv Sena political crisis explained: Can the rebelling Shiv Sena MLAs face proceedings under the anti-defection law, or do they have the numbers to escape this? A look at the law, and the roles the Speaker and Governor will play in such situations.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022May 17,2022 10:30:50 AM
Putting aside colonial convention, it was the Constitution that forged the most crucial relationship in the Republic – the one between the President and Parliament
Fri, Jun 24, 2022January 26,2022 09:00:24 AM
The framers of the Constitution and members of Parliament had highlighted the concerns in our founding document, many of which were rejected during its framing, that took almost three years, and it came into effect on January 26, 1950
Mon, Jan 24, 2022December 19,2021 03:46:44 AM
🔴 Chakshu Roy writes: For the last 29 years, the 16-foot-tall bronze statue has been the site for MPs across ideologies to express their disagreement.
Sun, Dec 19, 2021November 30,2021 04:40:32 AM
12 Opposition MPs have been suspended for the rest of the Winter Session for disruptions in Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session. What had happened then? What are the rules for dealing with disruptions?
Wed, Dec 01, 2021November 07,2021 03:40:17 AM
World War II boosted aviation in the country. The building of airstrips and the availability of surplus aeroplanes encouraged entrepreneurs to start airlines. By the end of the decade in 1950, airlines in India had flown five lakh passengers
Mon, Nov 08, 2021October 06,2021 04:00:22 AM
The anti-defection law punishes individual MPs/MLAs for leaving one party for another. It allows a group of MP/MLAs to join (i.e. merge with) another political party without inviting the penalty for defection.
Wed, Oct 06, 2021October 03,2021 03:58:59 AM
Chakshu Roy writes: Such is its draw that the Academy displayed Lutyen's and Baker's design of the buildings of the New Capital City of Delhi at the 1914 event.
Mon, Oct 04, 2021September 29,2021 04:10:56 AM
The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution specifies the circumstances under which changing of political parties by legislators invites action under the law. It includes situations in which an independent MLA, too, joins a party after the election.
Thu, Sep 30, 2021