With reference to 91st Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003, consider the following statements: 1. As per the Act, a member of parliament disqualified on the grounds of defection is also disqualified to be appointed as a minister. 2. It limits the total number of ministers in the Central council of ministers to 15 percent of the total strength of the Parliament. Which of the above given statements is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to 91st Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003, consider the following statements:
1. As per the Act, a member of parliament disqualified on the grounds of defection is also disqualified to be appointed as a minister.
2. It limits the total number of ministers in the Central council of ministers to 15 percent of the total strength of the Parliament.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Exp) Option a is the correct answer

The 91st Amendment Act of 2003 has made the following provisions to limit the size of Council of Ministers, to debar defectors from holding public offices, and to strengthen the anti-defection law:

Statement 1 is correct: A member of either House of Parliament belonging to any political party who is disqualified on the grounds of defection shall also be disqualified to be appointed as a minister (Article 75).

Statement 2 is incorrect: The total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Central Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 per cent of the total strength of the Lok Sabha (not parliament) (Article 75).

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