{"id":2148,"date":"2024-04-25T01:20:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:50:48","slug":"q-with-reference-to-anti-defection-law-in-india-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-anti-defection-law-in-india-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0With reference to anti-defection law in India, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The law specifies that a nominated legislator\u00a0<strong>cannot join<\/strong>\u00a0any political party\u00a0<strong>within six months<\/strong>\u00a0of being appointed to the House.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The law does not provide any<strong>\u00a0time-frame<\/strong>\u00a0within which the presiding officer has to decide a defection case.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"antidefection-law\">Anti-Defection Law:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defection refers to\u00a0<strong>switching political allegiance<\/strong>, particularly when a member of a political party leaves the party and joins another party or becomes independent.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anti-defection Law in India was\u00a0<strong>enacted in 1985 through the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/schedules-of-the-indian-constitution-upsc\/\">Tenth Schedule<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/upsc-notes\/constitution-of-india\/\">Constitution of India<\/a>. Anti-defection laws aim to prevent or discourage defection by imposing penalties on politicians who switch parties or otherwise violate party discipline.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These laws may be designed to ensure that politicians are held accountable to the voters who elected them and to maintain the stability and cohesion of political parties.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In some countries, anti-defection laws allow political parties to expel members who defect, while in others, they may disqualify defectors from holding public office or impose other penalties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As per the Anti-defection Law, a nominated member of a House becomes disqualified for being a member of the House if he joins any political party after the expiry of six months from the date on which he takes his seat in the House.<strong>\u00a0Thus, she\/he can join a political party before the expiration of 6 months after becoming a member.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any question regarding disqualification arising out of defection is to be decided by the presiding officer of the House.\u00a0<strong>The law does not provide a time-frame within which the presiding officer has to decide a defection case.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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