anti-defection law
Manish Tewari | What ails Parliament?
A salient instrument of holding government accountable is Question Hour
Manish Tewari | Scrap defection law, find a new way to ensure probity
The fact remains that over the past 37 years the anti-defection law has failed to fulfil the foremost objective for which it was enacted
Mohan Guruswamy | Anti-defection law and inner-party democracy
Political parties are extra or non-constitutional arrangements to organise people on the basis of shared ideas, interests or philosophies
Age Debate: A win for BJP and the disqualified, really?
The BJP is elated as it can look to their support - if they win the bypolls - to shore up their numbers.
K'taka: What SC verdict means for anti-defection law, BSY govt, 'rebel' MLAs
The judgement has bearing on the upcoming Karnataka bypolls which are scheduled for December 5.
Goa defections an outrage
Given such a dubious first call, the party had the advantage of engineering defections.
Need new rules to tame ‘erring’ MPs: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice-president calls for a stronger anti-defection law to make it harder to switch parties.
Post-poll pacts need disciplining
Disastrous consequences to the nation of a rule by such a coalition even for a brief spell of six months are not difficult to imagine.
Anti-defection law does more harm than good
The anti-defection law essentially removes the conscience of the elected representative and is thus a blow to democracy and constitutionalism.
Netas to lose 6 years for switching party
Corporators or councillors switching loyalties will be disqualified for 6 years.