Q. Consider the following statements in the context of Parliamentary procedures:
1. A House of Parliament is summoned by the President of India.
2. A House of Parliament is prorogued by the Presiding Officer of the House.
3. Leader of the Opposition does not have any statutory recognition.
4. A Whip regulates behaviour of his/her party members in the House.
How many statements given above are correct?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. The President of India from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet. But, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. In other words, the Parliament should meet at least twice a year.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Prorogation of the House is done by president and not by the presiding officers of Houses. Prorogation means the termination of a session of the House by an order made by the President under Article 85 of the Constitution. Prorogation terminates both the sitting and session of the House.
Statement 3 is incorrect. Leader of the Opposition in the House is the leader of the largest opposition party having not less than one-tenth seats of the total strength of the House. The leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were accorded statutory recognition in 1977.
Statement 4 is correct. Whip is appointed by the political party to serve as an assistant floor leader. He regulates and monitors their behaviour in the Parliament.
