If Rahul Gandhi wants to save his seat, he has to approach the higher court to stay the conviction and the apex court to stay the Lok Sabha secretariat notification to prevent a bypoll in Wayanad.
A recent publication of the Lok Sabha Secretariat created a stir over the use of some words and expressions. While the Opposition has said that it is an attempt to gag them, is this much ado about nothing?
In 1950, the Speaker spoke about the “undemocratic” practice of promulgating ordinances instead of bringing Bills. Now, they are re-issued in the absence of their ratification, thereby doing away with ordinance etiquette.
Article 174 confers a governor with the power to summon, prorogue or dissolve an assembly. But has the Rajasthan impasse shown that this constitutional authority has misused his discretionary powers?