Q. Which of the following is/are the correct reasons due to which President is considered as an integral part of parliament?
1. A bill passed by both the houses of Parliament cannot become law without the president’s assent.
2. He summons and prorogues both the Houses and dissolves the Lok Sabha.
3. He addresses the parliament at the commencement of the first session after each general election and the first session of each year.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Under the Indian constitution, the parliament of India consists of three parts viz, the President, the Council of states (Rajya sabha) and the House of the people (Lok sabha). Though the president of India is not a member of either House of Parliament and does not sit in the Parliament to attend its meetings, still he is an integral part of Parliament.
This is because of the following:
A bill passed by both the houses of Parliament cannot become law without the president’s assent. (Statement 1 is correct)
He performs certain functions relating to the proceedings of the Parliament, for example, he summons and prorogues both the Houses and dissolves the Lok Sabha. (Statement 2 is correct)
He addresses the parliament at the commencement of the first session after each general election and the first session of each year. (Statement 3 is correct)
He issues ordinances when Parliament is not in session.
The parliamentary form of government emphasizes on the interdependence between the legislative and executive organs. Hence, we have the ‘President-in-Parliament’ like the ‘Crown-in-Parliament’ in Britain.
