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There have been instances of the toppling of state governments by the mass resignation of elected MLAs. In light of this, examine the issues in the Anti-defection law and suggest the measures to prevent the toppling of the state governments with the mass resignation of MLAs. 10 marks

Mentor’s comment-

  • https://www.firstpost.com/politics/madhya-pradesh-crisis-another-reminder-that-indias-anti-defection-law-is-rife-with-problems-needs-serious-rethink-8139101.html
  • In the intro, mention the stability of the government as one of the objectives of Anti-defection law.
  • In the body mention the issues like suppression of decision-making power of representative, bringing down the level of discussion in the parliament, freedom of speech of an individual representative is curtailed, loyalty to party instead of voters etc. As suggestions not giving any ministerial portfolio or any office of profit if they get re-elected, not counting the vote of the defected member in the formation and fall of the government can be mentioned.
  • Conclude by mentioning the need to accept the Dinesh Goswami committee recommendations.

Comments

16 responses to “There have been instances of the toppling of state governments by the mass resignation of elected MLAs. In light of this, examine the issues in the Anti-defection law and suggest the measures to prevent the toppling of the state governments with the mass resignation of MLAs. 10 marks”

  1. Taran Avatar
    Taran

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Taran
      Lackluster introduction,mention the stability of the government as one of the objectives of Anti-defection law.
      Write your ‘o’ properly, your ‘horse trading’ is looking ‘herse trading’.
      Lack of content in the issues part, give points like –
      -Subversion of electoral mandates.
      -Affects the normal functioning of government
      -Against the true spirit of representative democracy.
      Mention Dinesh Goswami committee recommendations.
      Give proper headings and subheadings.
      In the measures, write the need of promoting the principle of intra-party democracy.
      Work on content, read comprehensively to enrich it.
      Good conclusion.
      Work hard !

  2. Parakh Sarda Avatar
    Parakh Sarda

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Parakh
      Good introduction.
      No need to write the provisions of the Anti-defection law.
      Instead writing about the expectations from the 10th schedule, simply write the issues associated with the defection.
      Read mentor’s comment before writing.
      In the issues, you can write-
      -Subversion of electoral mandates.
      -Affects the normal functioning of government
      -Against the true spirit of representative democracy.
      -Impedes legislative control on government.
      Some good points in the way forward but need to add more like-
      -Independent authority to deal with disqualification.
      -Promoting the principle of intra-party democracy.
      Good conclusion.
      Avoid using short forms.
      Work hard, you will improve.

  3. Chester Avatar
    Chester

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Chester
      Good introduction.
      You have explained the issues in a decent manner, but try to write under subheading, it will make your answer better structured.
      Some good points in the way forward but need to add more like-
      -Independent authority to deal with disqualification.
      -Promoting the principle of intra-party democracy.
      -Mention the recommendations of Dinesh Goswami committee.
      Good conclusion.
      Work on sentence formation.
      Avoid using unnecessary capital alphabets in between of a sentence.
      Keep writing, you will improve.

  4. Dakshina Moorthy Avatar
    Dakshina Moorthy

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Dakhsina
      Good introduction.
      You have explained the issues in a decent manner.
      After writing about the issues, briefly explain the impact of these issues like it affects the normal functioning of government and how it is against the true spirit of representative democracy.
      You have written the measures in a comprehensive manner, keep it up.
      Good conclusion.
      Overall a decent attempt.
      Keep writing, you will succeed.

  5. Deepika Saini Avatar
    Deepika Saini

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Deepika
      Need to rephrase your introduction.
      Some good points in the issues, but need to add more , you can write-
      -Subversion of electoral mandates.
      -Affects the normal functioning of government
      -Against the true spirit of representative democracy.
      -Impedes legislative control on government.
      Measures and way forward are well explained, keep it up.
      Good conclusion.
      Overall a decent attempt.
      Work on handwriting, avoid scribbling.
      Keep writing, you will succeed.

  6. Sneha Avatar
    Sneha

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Sneha
      Good introduction.
      Explain briefly the impact of loopholes in the Anti-Defection law, in this you can write-
      -Against the true spirit of representative democracy.
      -Impedes legislative control on government.
      -Affects the debate and discussion.
      Suggested measures are decent.
      Good conclusion.
      Overall a good attempt.
      Keep writing, you will succeed.

  7. Unnati Chauhan Avatar
    Unnati Chauhan

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Unnati
      Good introduction.
      You have given the subheadings only in the issues part, explain each of them in one or two lines.
      Lack of content is the measures part,
      -Independent authority to deal with disqualification.
      -Promoting the principle of intra-party democracy, mention 170th Law Commission report.
      Good conclusion.
      Improve your handwriting, avoid scribbling.
      Work on grammar, use capital and small alphabets wisely.
      Work hard, you will improve.

  8. PS0095 Avatar
    PS0095

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi PS
      Good introduction.
      Giving recent examples is a good idea, keep it up.
      You have explained the issues in a decent manner, but try to write under subheadings, it will make your answer better structured.
      Some good points in the issues part,but you can write more like –
      -Independent authority to deal with disqualification.
      -Promoting the principle of intra-party democracy, mention 170th Law Commission report.
      Good conclusion
      Avoid using short forms.
      Overall a good attempt.
      Keep writing, you will succeed.