Ep. 13: Anti-Defection Law
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Anti-Defection Law and the Deterioration of Democracy
In the 1950s, Indian parliament used to sit for between 120 and 130 days a year. The last Lok Sabha could pass only 179 bills with 68 that lapsed because Lok Sabha got dissolved. "Without discussion, without debate, without deliberation, what function would a legislative assembly serve?" he asks.
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