If a Whip is Issued and the Member acts against it, Which if is Proved, The Member will be stripped off his Membership of the House by the Speaker.
But, WHY At all should a Vote be allowed to be Cast by the Member When the WHIP is given So much importance by the Constitution ?
Instead the Constitution should Say that ONLY the Whip has the Right to Vote as per the Decision of his party And His Vote in the House Equals all the Votes of All his Party Members.
The People who elect a Member Vote Seeing the Party manifesto or Listening to the Promises of the Party Leaders. Why Should a Member be allowed to Sell his Membership of the House, In International Markets - including on Issues related to the Sovereignity, Economics and Security of India ???
Any Member Who wants go against the Party Line should be given only one Option of Resigning from his Membership before the Voting Ends.
This Kind of Law/Amendment Will End the GREAT INDIA BAZAAR of Democracy.
RE:Riduculous Constitution
by Surabi Dilliwala on Jul 23, 2008 07:53 PM Permalink
I agree with you. Anyone who is against the party's decision and thinks that the decision is against their constituents can quit the party before the vote and go for relection. That will make the parties to make decisions taking all the members into confidence rather than what the mamma or grandpa of the top leaders would have done if they were around.
RE:Riduculous Constitution
by Guest on Jul 23, 2008 08:30 PM Permalink
How is this going to solve the problem? Why can not the MPs be paid to resign before the vote - effectively helping either the government or the opposition ?
RE:Riduculous Constitution
by abcd efg on Jul 23, 2008 09:53 PM Permalink
I guess u all have a valid point. The framers of the Constitution too felt the same way. Their idea was, what if a party was voting against national interest or wish of the people?..so they allowed for representatives to use their own conscience and vote even against the party whip. Remember, the initial years were uni-party days. Unfortunately, today both parties and members sell their conscience against the very people who elect them. This is a problem which the founding fathers had not foreseen and the present generation needs to address.
