According to sources Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu spelt out in no uncertain terms the other day that presiding officers should decide matters relating to disqualification of legislators within three months. Articulating the underlying rationale behind his argument, he asserted that quick disposal of cases would discourage the "evil of political defections".
Meanwhile every single conscientious, right thinking citizen of this great nation would agree with him wholeheartedly. Moreover it is in the light of the Rajya Sabha Chairman's statement that the YSRCP MP YV Subba Reddy, asked the Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly to disqualify turncoat MLAs who crossed over from the YSRCP into the TDP.
Further the Rajya Sabha Chairman categorically said
that a legislator would attract disqualification if he criticized the decision
of his own party and went to the extent of addressing rallies of rival
political parties. Moreover what was even more surprising was the manner in
which legislation were sought to be pushed through in the absence of the
principal opposition party in the house.
