I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House after the dissolution.
II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.
III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) I, II and III
Ans-c
Explanation
Article 94(c) Speaker may be removed from his office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House: Provided that no resolution shall be moved un less at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the
Resolution:
Hence statement 1 is correct
Provided further that, whenever the House of the People is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.
Hence statement 3 is correct
Impartiality is an important attribute of the office of the speaker
The speaker is politically neutral. Upon his election as a speaker, he dissociates himself from the activities of his party.
While he may continue to belong to a party, he ceases to be involved in any party politics
He does not hold any Party office, does not participate in any party meetings or functions and keeps away from political controversies and party campaigns.
Hence statement 2 is incorrect
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