Q. What are the ways through which Parliament controls the executive?
1. Not passing Motion of Thanks
2. Passing of cut motion
3. Anti-defection law
4. Half-an-hour discussion
5. Removal of Deputy-speaker of Lok Sabha
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct: The first session after each general election and the first session of every fiscal year is addressed by the President. This address of the President, is discussed in both the Houses of Parliament on a motion called the ‘Motion of Thanks’. This motion must be passed in the House. Otherwise, it amounts to the defeat of the government. Hence it can be used by the legislature to control the executive.
Statement 2 is correct: The Lok Sabha can also express lack of confidence in the government by passing a Cut Motion. It is a power given to the members of the Lok Sabha that enables its members to oppose any demand in a Finance Bill proposed by a government.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The anti-defection law punishes individual Members of Parliament (MPs) for leaving one party for another. It is intended to regulate the defecting MPs. It does not specifically control the executive.
Statement 4 is correct: Through Half-an-Hour Discussion, Parliament can discuss a matter of sufficient public importance, which has been subjected to a lot of debate and the answer to which needs elucidation on a matter of fact. This keeps executive accountable to the Parliament. Statement 5 is incorrect: Deputy Speaker is not the part of the executive and hence, his/her removal does not impact Parliaments control over executive.
