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Chakshu Roy
The writer is head of outreach PRS Legislative Research.
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Special session of Parliament: How it will workSubscriber Only
September 02, 2023 07:15 IST
The government has announced a ‘Special Session of Parliament’ from Sept 18-22. The Constitution does not define a ‘special session’. The term sometimes refers to sessions the government has convened for specific occasions, like commemorating parliamentary or national milestones.
Sun, Sep 03, 2023
Ronojoy Sen’s House of the People provides a wide-ranging and nuanced account of the centrality of Parliament in India’s socio-political lifeSubscriber Only
August 26, 2023 10:00 IST
Sen's book is rich in data and history and raises critical questions about the work done by the country's highest law-making body.
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
IPC is history: In 1837, how Macaulay cracked the codeSubscriber Only
August 13, 2023 07:55 IST
According to the government, the three new Bills to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860 (IPC), the Evidence Act of 1872 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973 will simplify procedures, make the laws relevant to the contemporary situation and provide speedy justice.
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
Lok Sabha suspends Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: How Privileges Committee worksSubscriber Only
August 11, 2023 12:25 IST
A motion was moved so that the House refer the "gross, deliberate and repeated misconduct" of Chowdhury to its Privileges Committee for further examination. Earlier this year, Rajya Sabha used a similar mechanism. What does this Committee do, and what exactly are Parliamentary Privileges?
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
Why no-trust vote mattersSubscriber Only
July 27, 2023 07:30 IST
No motion of no-confidence has ever succeeded in any Lok Sabha; the current motion too is likely to fail. Oppositions bring these motions to force wide-ranging debates and to hold governments accountable
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Expert Explains | Adjournment Motion, Rule 267: Ways to seek urgent discussion in ParliamentSubscriber Only
July 22, 2023 10:37 IST
The adjournment motion is a form of censure of the government. It originated in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom, and started its journey in India under the rules of the pre-independent bicameral legislature established under the Government of India Act of 1919.
Sun, Jul 23, 2023
As India gets a new Parliament, a look at the history of the first legislative office, from a room to an institutionSubscriber Only
May 28, 2023 05:04 IST
Chakshu Roy on the 97-year-old building whose corridors and columns stand witness to a vast arc of history – from the time that it was the Council House of British India to when it became Independent India's first Parliament House, from the chaos of argumentative debates that shaped the world's biggest democracy to the consensus marked by loud thumping of desks that shaped many a legislation.
Sun, May 28, 2023
Amid Ravi-Stalin clash, a frosty past in Tamil Nadu HouseSubscriber Only
April 16, 2023 07:55 IST
On April 6, interacting with civil service aspirants at the Raj Bhavan, Ravi stated that if a bill passed by the state legislature "transgresses the constitutional limit," it is the Governor's responsibility not to sign off on the legislation.
Sun, Apr 16, 2023
An Expert Explains: Speech of MPs, checks & reporting, tech-age disconnectSubscriber Only
February 12, 2023 19:01 IST
Mallikarjun Kharge pointed out that Parliament is the “platform to fix the accountability of the Executive”, and criticism of the government amounts neither to an allegation against an individual Member nor to an attack on the dignity of the Council of States.
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
Once upon a Budget – and a 10 pm sessionSubscriber Only
January 29, 2023 07:30 IST
The 1970 Budget is not remembered for the procedural slip-up but for the change in its tone. Until then, Budget speeches were a dry recitation of facts as FMs had yet to start using poetry and couplets.
Sun, Jan 29, 2023
Judiciary vs legislature: A story from 1964Subscriber Only
January 08, 2023 07:36 IST
In the history of Indian democracy, the constitutional crisis in Uttar Pradesh in 1964 is one of the earliest examples of a confrontation between the judiciary and the legislature that led to the “derailment” of the “governance apple cart”.
Sat, Jan 14, 2023
Governors as chancellors: The points of conflictSubscriber Only
August 28, 2022 04:10 IST
In the initial years of our Republic, there were hardly any conflicts between governors as chancellors and state governments. The Congress was in power at the national and state level. The President, bound by the Prime Minister’s advice, appointed individuals closely linked to the party as governors.
Mon, Jan 02, 2023
As Jagdeep Dhankhar moves to Centre, a Raj Bhavan linkSubscriber Only
August 07, 2022 04:00 IST
Chakshu Roy writes: A building connected with the legislative history of our country, the Bhavan has on its first floor a room distinct from others with its plain white walls and functional furniture, unlike other rooms in the sprawling structure with their priceless art and carpets.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Suspension of MPs: the rules, and the powers of presiding officersSubscriber Only
July 29, 2022 04:00 IST
Over this week, the two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 MPs between them. Who can suspend MPs, and for how long? Can courts intervene in a matter of suspension of MPs?
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Chakshu Roy writes: Unsayable in the HouseSubscriber Only
July 19, 2022 04:41 IST
Chakshu Roy writes: Curtailing ‘unparliamentary’ expressions could stifle voice of MPs.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022
Stories in the story of presidential poll losersSubscriber Only
July 17, 2022 04:00 IST
Chakshu Roy writes: Presidential elections are a straightforward affair. The ruling party’s candidate wins easily, and sometimes the opposing candidate loses his deposit.
Sun, Jul 17, 2022
What’s parliamentary and unparliamentary language?Subscriber Only
July 14, 2022 22:14 IST
Chakshu Roy writes: In a political discussion, curtailing 'unparliamentary' expressions, without considering the context, will unnecessarily stifle the voices of MPs.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022
How Rajya Sabha polls came to be open ballotSubscriber Only
July 03, 2022 04:40 IST
Chakshu Roy writes: Candidates nominated by parties would win uncontested. Voting only took place when there were more contestants than vacant seats in the state. Electoral contest was usually among Independent candidates.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022
Explained: The anti-defection law, and why Eknath Shinde could be poised to dodge it in MaharashtraSubscriber Only
June 22, 2022 13:12 IST
Maharashtra Shiv Sena political crisis explained: Can the rebelling Shiv Sena MLAs face proceedings under the anti-defection law, or do they have the numbers to escape this? A look at the law, and the roles the Speaker and Governor will play in such situations.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
How the first citizen is connected to the temple of democracySubscriber Only
May 17, 2022 10:30 IST
Putting aside colonial convention, it was the Constitution that forged the most crucial relationship in the Republic – the one between the President and Parliament
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Republic Day: In the 73rd year of our Constitution, how many of the concerns in it will we rectify?Subscriber Only
January 26, 2022 09:00 IST
The framers of the Constitution and members of Parliament had highlighted the concerns in our founding document, many of which were rejected during its framing, that took almost three years, and it came into effect on January 26, 1950
Mon, Jan 24, 2022
Story behind the statue of protest in ParliamentSubscriber Only
December 19, 2021 03:46 IST
🔴 Chakshu Roy writes: For the last 29 years, the 16-foot-tall bronze statue has been the site for MPs across ideologies to express their disagreement.
Sun, Dec 19, 2021
Explained: How and when MPs are suspendedSubscriber Only
November 30, 2021 04:40 IST
12 Opposition MPs have been suspended for the rest of the Winter Session for disruptions in Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session. What had happened then? What are the rules for dealing with disruptions?
Wed, Dec 01, 2021
A little high, a little low: Govt and aviationSubscriber Only
November 07, 2021 03:40 IST
World War II boosted aviation in the country. The building of airstrips and the availability of surplus aeroplanes encouraged entrepreneurs to start airlines. By the end of the decade in 1950, airlines in India had flown five lakh passengers
Mon, Nov 08, 2021
Explained: The anti-defection law, and how it has often failed to discourage defectionSubscriber Only
October 06, 2021 04:00 IST
The anti-defection law punishes individual MPs/MLAs for leaving one party for another. It allows a group of MP/MLAs to join (i.e. merge with) another political party without inviting the penalty for defection.
Wed, Oct 06, 2021Journalism of Courage
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