Q. With reference to various motions in the Parliamentary proceedings in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Privilege Motion is concerned with the breach of parliamentary privileges by a Minister.
2. No-Confidence Motion can only be moved against the entire council of ministers, and not against an individual minister.
3. Passing of Calling Attention Motion in the Lok Sabha will always lead to the resignation of the Council of Ministers.
4. Adjournment motion can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct: Privilege Motion is concerned with the breach of parliamentary privileges by a minister. It is moved by a member when he feels that a minister has committed a breach of privilege of the House or one or more of its members by withholding facts of a case or by giving wrong or distorted facts. Its purpose is to censure the minister concerned.
Statement 2 is correct: No confidence motion needs the support of 50 members to be admitted. It can be moved against the entire council of ministers only.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Calling Attention Motion has no censure element in it, so Council of Ministers need not to resign on the event of passage of this motion. Censure Motion is moved for censuring the council of ministers for specific policies and actions.
Statement 4 is correct: Adjournment Motion is introduced in the Parliament to draw attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance. It involves an element of censure against the government and hence Rajya Sabha is not permitted to make use of this device.
