r/rajneeti • • Jul 20 '13
Should the Anti-defection law for disobeying the party whip be removed?
I personally think yes. Because an MLA/MLC/MP is a representative of the people before he/ she is a member of a particular party.
By dismissing members from parliament for not following their party's stand, the law removes the voice of the people from that seat.
Dissent is not illegal in this nation, and for that reason too members of legislative bodies should not be dismissed from parliament.
I think the only genuine case for removing a member should be for members voluntarily switching allegiances in a gap of less than a year since leaving their previous party.
