Anti-Defection Law: Should the Speaker Decide Disqualifications?

The Quint
The Quint
  • 4 years ago
Contesting elections on one party's ticket and later joining another party is termed as defection – a common phenomena in politics. To prevent such acts, the anti-defection law was introduced in 1985. But, is it the legislation still effective?

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