The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 2
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 17] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1977 ASADHA 3, 1899
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RAJYA SABHA
The following Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 24th
June, 1977: —
BILL NO. II OF 1977
A Bill further to amend the Constitution of India.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic
of India as follows: —
1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Amendment) Act,
1977.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government
Short title and com- mence- ment.
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In article 101 of the Constitution, in clause 3,—
(i) in sub-clause (b) after the words "as the case may be" the
Amend- ment of article 101.
word "or" shall be inserted; and
(II) after sub-clause (b) the following sub-clause shall be
inserted, namely:—
3 l6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—Sec. 2)STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND SEASONS
Article 101 of the Constitution contemplates vacation of a seat by a member of Parliament under certain circumstances. It does not at present enable the electorate or the electoral college that has elected him, to exercise the right of recall. The right to recall can serve as an effective and speedy remedy in the hands of the electorate if and when the elected representative does not give satisfaction to his electorate or contravenes the mandate given to him. This electoral device stands incorporated in the Constitutions of several advanced countries. There has been a persistent and ever rising demand from the electorate in India also, to have this right For this purpose, it is necessary to amend the Constitution,
ThU Bill seeks to achieve this object
F. M. KHAN.
S. S. BHALERAO,
Secretary-General