NausheenAIR 9 · CSE 2023 · 182 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a constitutional or legal provision
Article 75 promotes that executive must be responsible to lower house of parliament. This shows legislature's ability to check on the executive.
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Declining role of Parliament (1) According to PRS legislative report, number of bills given to parliamentary committees are reducing.
→ (2) In 16th lok sabha, question hour worked only for 70% of its time in Lok Sabha and only 49% in Rajya sabha.
→ (3) using money bill route to pass bills. eg) Electoral bonds.
Diminishing legislature's ability to serve as check on executive branch : -
→ (1) No discussion on major emerging issues. eg) Joint parliamentary committee was not formed on Adani issue.
→ (2) Not being able to put opposition into question. eg) Manipur crisis & no comment from PM.
→ (3) Also, various channels like Adjournment motion, calling attention motion has not been used.
→ (4) Legislature not been able to check on subordinate legislation.
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eg) CIC Act gave government the power to decide tenure of CIC.
However, recent attempt by opposition to pass a no-confidence motion depicts its ability to put executive to question too.