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Objects of article 70

Objects of article 70

by Suriya Benta jamal -
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What it is?


• Article 70:A person elected as a member of parliament,at an election,at which he was nominated,as a candidate by a political party,shall vacate his seat if he: a) resign from that party or

b)votes in parliament against that party, ***but shall not thereby be disqualified for subsequent election as a member of parliament.

The main object of this article

• To ensure Political Stability and Party Discipline: • When a person of a party of parliament votes against his own party member its break unity of the party and weaks the strengh of the party.

• It creates conflict between party member and destroys party discipline.

So,Article 70 ensure Political Stability and Party Discipline.