tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post4987802749821473170..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: WHAT HAPPENS IF LEFT WITHDRAWS SUPPORT TO MANMOHAN SINGH GOVERNMENT?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-58545068093384482242007-08-23T07:04:00.000+05:302007-08-23T07:04:00.000+05:30I agree that the confidence vote is an aberration....I agree that the confidence vote is an aberration. I am aware of no orthologous tradition in Britain where the sovereign demanded of the PM that he seek such a vote in the House of Commons. Nor is it necessary given that the House is always free to dispose of the government if displeased with it. Even when other claimants exist for the position, the House could simply be convened after the nomination should a significant number of legislators so demand and the fate of the incumbent government left to be decided by it without any directive of any kind to hold the vote.Dilip Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294894305584371011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-70576848247067466432007-08-23T03:11:00.000+05:302007-08-23T03:11:00.000+05:30It is indeed surprising that the word "confidence"...It is indeed surprising that the word "confidence" does not appear in the constitution. Explains how some popular concepts stem from myths. Can a ministry without the confidence of the house be still responsible? Are these two terms comparable? Can a ministry that loses the confidence of Lok-sabha insist it is still responsible and hence continue? All are interesting questions.<BR/><BR/>I wish to correct Mr.Venkatesan on the question of PV Narasimha Rao's initial period. He did seek a motion of confidence on July 12 1991.See <A HREF="http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/0712079101.htm" REL="nofollow"> Link </A>. That time Vajpayee and Advani said they were puzzled why he was doing on his own. Still BJP voted against that motion. The "third front" parties abstained.<BR/> <BR/>I have sympathy for S.D.Sharma's position in instructing Vajpayee to prove his majority. He was at that time accused of being partial to Vajpayee by inviting him knowing not how Vajpayee would get a majority. But K.R.Narayanan took it to extreme by insisting on letters of support, a common minimum programme on top of it. Not stopping with that he intervened when ADMK withdrew support, by asking Vajpayee to seek a confidence vote, <I> when </I> the parliament was in session. All the opposition had to do was to bring a no-confidence motion in LS. It didn't require the President's intervention and he needlessly lent his support to an opposition project.Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464491851738122345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-55110563573746253382007-08-22T18:02:00.000+05:302007-08-22T18:02:00.000+05:30Sir, I agree with you. In fact in an ideal situati...Sir, <BR/><BR/>I agree with you. In fact in an ideal situation, MPs should be able to vote as per their own(or constituencies opinion) without regard to the 'whip' of the party to which they belong to. I am sure there are BJP members who support the deal and Congress MPs who oppose it and all MPs must have a right to vote as per his/her own opinion. <BR/><BR/>At the core of the present issue lies an important constitutional point that has been on the cold storage for decades. It relates to the executive's power to with regard to the entering into international agreements. This issue has been taken up by several committees (the latest being the constitutional review committee set up in early 2000s) but somehow no party has taken it up seriously. In the days of coalition politics and as ever vanishing demarcation between 'international' and domestic affairs it is important that smaller parties get an opportunity to have a say about an international agreement before it is signed.Hence, the international agreements must be ratified in the parliament before the executive signs it on behalf of the Unionmangoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925862959852759144noreply@blogger.com