Q. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India was referred to as ‘dead letter’ by Dr. B R Ambedkar?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer
Dr BR Ambedkar, while replying to the critics of Article 356 (President’s rule) provision in the Constituent Assembly, hoped that the drastic power conferred by Article 356 would remain a dead-letter’ and would be used only as a measure of last resort. He also said, if the Centre is to interfere in the administration of provincial affairs, it must be under some obligation which the Constitution imposes upon the Centre. The proper thing we ought to expect is that such Articles will never be called into operation and that they would remain a dead letter.
| Important Tips • Emergency provisions are borrowed from the Govt. Of India Act 1935 • “Suspension of Fundamental Rights during proclamation of emergency” provision borrowed from Weimer constitution (Now Russia) • First time, the President’s Rule was imposed in Punjab in 1951. • In India, no Financial Emergency has been declared so far |
