{"id":61899,"date":"2023-12-09T19:54:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T14:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=61899"},"modified":"2023-12-11T17:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:26:42","slug":"assemblies-private-member-bill","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/assemblies-private-member-bill","title":{"rendered":"Private Member Bill Proposes Removal of Governors by Assemblies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>private member bill <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was presented recently in Rajya Sabha which demanded a system to <\/span><b>fix the accountability of Governors.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Removal of Governors: Private Bill Seeks Removal Power for Assemblies over Governors<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Power to Recall: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill seeks to provide state assemblies the authority to recall governors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Election via Electoral College: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks amendments to the Constitution so that the Governor shall be elected by the members of an electoral college.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The electoral college should consist of <\/span><b>Legislative Assemblies of the States and elected members of the Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, and Corporations of the States.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Method of Election:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The election shall be held in accordance with the system of <\/span><b>proportional representation and secret ballot.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security of Tenure: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It proposed to set a five-year term for the governor&#8217;s office starting on the day the position is assumed, and the governor may resign by sending a letter to the speaker of the state assemblies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Removal From office: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Governor may be removed from his office by a<\/span><b> resolution of the Legislative Assembly of the State<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> passed by a<\/span><b> majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Assembly present and voting.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61873\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/95-657471f52b8d0.webp\" alt=\"Removal of Governors\" width=\"504\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/95-657471f52b8d0.webp 561w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/95-657471f52b8d0-284x300.webp 284w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/95-657471f52b8d0-360x380.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>What is a Private Member Bill?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a legislative proposal introduced by a member of the House who is not a minister.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Private Bills introduced by the ministers are called Government Bills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Allocation of time in Lok Sabha:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The House allots the last<\/span><b> two-and-a-half hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of business <\/span><b>every Friday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for transactions of private members\u2019 business, which includes Private Members\u2019 Bills and Private Members\u2019 Resolutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Allocation of time in Rajya Sabha:<\/b> <b>Two-and-a-half hours every alternate Friday <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during a Session is generally allotted.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/private-bill-by-cpim-mp-seeks-powers-to-assemblies-to-remove-governors\/article67619190.ece#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Governor%20may%20be%20removed,the%20debate%20supported%20the%20Bill.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hindu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> A private member bill was presented recently in Rajya Sabha which demanded a system to fix the accountability of Governors. 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