With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements :
- 1.As per the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the election of Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix.
- 2.There is a mandatory provision that the election of a candidate as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha shall be from either the principal opposition party or the ruling party.
- 3.The Deputy Speaker has the same power as of the Speaker when presiding over the sitting of the House and no appeal lies against his rulings.
- 4.The well established parliamentary practice regarding the appointment of Deputy Speaker is that the motion is moved by the Speaker and duly seconded by the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: Rule 8 of the Lok Sabha Rules says the Speaker fixes the date of the Deputy Speaker's election. Statement 2 is wrong: giving the post to the opposition is only a convention. Statement 3 is correct: while presiding, the Deputy Speaker has the Speaker's powers and his rulings are final. Statement 4 is wrong: the motion is moved by members, not by the Speaker with the PM seconding. So 1 and 3.
Watch for: The opposition-gets-Deputy-Speaker practice is a convention; the statement calls it mandatory.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because there is no mandatory rule on which party gets the post.
- C. Wrong because statement 4 is incorrect.
- D. Wrong because both 2 and 4 are incorrect.
Source to check: Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, Rule 8; Constitution of India, Articles 93 and 95
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