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- https://indianexpress.com/
article/opinion/columns/ maharashtra-political-crisis- anti-defection-law- ineffective-7992778/ - In the intro, mention the recent political crisis in Maharashtra.
- In the body mention the ways employed by the representative and political parties to circumvent the legal provisions of the Act, such as the speaker siting on the defection pleas, accretion of member to touch the two-third threshold, resignation for toppling the government etc. In the suggestions, mention need for ideological clarity in the parties, facilitating the inner party democracy etc.
- Conclude by mentioning that the scraping of the anti-defection needs to be considered.
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Saurabh
You have written well. Both content and structure of the answer are good.
Introduction is good. After that, briefly some objectives of the law can be mentioned(use flowchart).
Next part about challenges is well written. Loophole in the law itself relating to mergers which leads to accretion of member to touch the two-third threshold could also be mentioned.
In way forward, you could also mention the Dinesh Goswami committee and Law Commission (170th report) recommendations- former had restricted disqualification to certain cases alongwith suggesting decision-making to be done by President/Governor, the later had argued for deletion of split/merger provisions from the law. Other points are fine.
Conclusion is decent.
In polity answers, mention of committees/ judgements etc gives an edge, so you should try to incorporate them wherever possible.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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Pranav
Your understanding is good, but try to mention judgements/recommendations/examples in polity answers wherever possible for getting an edge.
Introduction is fine, consequences of political instability can be avoided(not asked), in place of that you could briefly mention some objectives of the law by using a flowchart.
Challenges mentioned by you are fine, some points are missing such as the undermining of representative/parliamentary democracy as the legislators have to compulsorily follow the party whip(interest of parties becomes superior than that of people); resignation is being used by legislators as a tactic for toppling governments; issue of horse-trading; increases role of judiciary in legislature which goes against separation of powers.
In way forward, you could mention the Dinesh Goswami committee and Law Commission (170th report) recommendations- former had restricted disqualification to certain cases alongwith suggesting decision-making to be done by President/Governor, the later had argued for deletion of split/merger provisions from the law.
Conclusion is fine.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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Introduction is fine, briefly you could mention what the law is about(disqualification of elected representatives on the basis of defection) and substantiate with some recent examples.
Shortcomings mentioned are okay, some points are missing such as undermining of representative/parliamentary democracy as the legislators have to compulsorily follow the party whip(interest of parties becomes superior than that of people); resignation is being used by legislators as a tactic for toppling governments; increases role of judiciary in legislature which goes against separation of powers. In 1st point you could talk about the use of muscle and money power to induce mass defections.
In way forward, you could mention the Dinesh Goswami committee and Law Commission (170th report) recommendations- former had restricted disqualification to certain cases alongwith suggesting decision-making to be done by President/Governor, the later had argued for deletion of split/merger provisions from the law. SC recommendation for a separate tribunal to decide disqualification cases could be talked about too. Other points are good.
Try to mention judgements/recommendations/examples in polity answers wherever possible for getting an edge.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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Chandan
Your understanding is good but presentation can be more crisp.
Intro is longish but still the main aim of the law is not mentioned. You could just mention what the law is about(disqualification of elected representatives on the basis of defection) and talk about it’s ineffectiveness citing some recent examples.
Shortcomings are fine, some points are missing such as undermining of representative/parliamentary democracy as the legislators have to compulsorily follow the party whip(interest of parties becomes superior than that of people); increases role of judiciary in legislature which goes against separation of powers. In 2nd point you could mention that there is no time limit for the decision of disqualification, 3rd point could be made more crisp plus you could mention horse-trading, use of money and muscle power.
Again in way forward, the issue of barring from contesting election is just one point that is covered by taking up so many words, keep it short, additionally you could mention the Dinesh Goswami committee and Law Commission (170th report) recommendations- former had restricted disqualification to certain cases alongwith suggesting decision-making to be done by President/Governor, the later had argued for deletion of split/merger provisions from the law. SC recommendation for a separate tribunal to decide disqualification cases could be talked about too.
A conclusion could be mentioned too. Don’t write too much on any one point, rather try to include multiple points. In polity answers try to mention committees/judgements wherever possible.
Keep practicing. 🙂
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Naveen
Introduction is good.
In shortcomings some good points are mentioned, however, some are missing. Point no. 4 could be combined with point no. 1, putting all issues related with presiding officer at one place. In point no. 3, you could mention the exception of mergers which leads to accretion of member via horse-trading,muscle power etc to touch the two-third threshold. Further, undermining of representative/parliamentary democracy as the legislators have to compulsorily follow the party whip(interest of parties becomes superior than that of people); use of resignation as a tactic by legislators for toppling governments; increased role of judiciary in legislature which goes against separation of powers could all be mentioned.
Way forward is good, but try to incorporate the names of committee such as Dinesh Goswami committee, law commission (170th report), SC recommendations in your write-up to gain an edge.
In polity answers try to mention committees/judgements wherever possible.
Conclusion is good.
Keep practicing.🙂
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Payal
Decent attempt.
Introduction is good, you could mention some recent examples too.
Shortcomings are fine too, 2003 amendment which allowed for mergers that has led to the accretion of legislators via horse- trading, muscle power etc to touch the two-third threshold could be mentioned too. In Point no. 5 mention how. Other points are good.
In way forward recommendations are good, but mention the source- Dinesh Goswami committee, Law Commission report, SC recommendation etc.. It will give you an edge. Other ideas such as need for ideological clarity in the parties, facilitating the inner party democracy etc. could be mentioned too.
Conclusion is good.
Keep practicing. 🙂