Which of the following statements you agree with the most? Give your reasons.
(a) Legislators must be free to join any party they want.
(b) Anti-defection law has contributed to the domination of the party leaders over the
legislators.
(c) Defection is always for selfish purposes and therefore, a legislator who wants to join
another party must be disqualified from being a minister for the next two years.

Question

Which of the following statements you agree with the most? Give your reasons.
(a) Legislators must be free to join any party they want.
(b) Anti-defection law has contributed to the domination of the party leaders over the
legislators.
(c) Defection is always for selfish purposes and therefore, a legislator who wants to join
another party must be disqualified from being a minister for the next two years.

Accepted Answer

In all the above three statements, I agree most with the second statement because:
 Party leaders have issued the party-rules as if a member remains absent in the house
on a particular day or votes against the instructions of the party, his membership of
the party would be terminated.
 If a legislature is free to join any party, he wants, then it will be against the will of
voters who have elected them.

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