Consider the following about the Motion of No confidence 1 A motion expressing want of confidence in...........

Indian Political System(BPSC) Union - Executive, Legisture

Consider the following about the Motion of No-confidence.

1) A motion expressing want of confidence in an individual Minister cannot be entertained in Lok Sabha.

2) The procedure for moving a Motion of No-Confidence has been elaborated in the constitution.

3) The motion needs to be accompanied with the grounds on which it has been raised.

4) It needs the support of at least one hundred members to be admitted by the Speaker for voting and discussion in Lok Sabha.

Which of the following is correct ?

1 only

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4 only

1 and 3 only

Statement 1

The Government must always enjoy majority support in the popular House to remain in power. If need be, it has to demonstrate its strength on the floor of the House by moving a Motion of Confidence and winning the confidence of the House.
In view of the express Constitutional provision regarding collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers to the Lok Sabha, a motion expressing want of confidence in an individual Minister is out of order; under the Rules, only a motion expressing want of confidence in the Council of Ministers as a body is admissible.

Statement 2

Rule 198 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha lays down the procedure for moving a Motion of No-Confidence in the Council of Ministers.

Statement 3 and 4:

The usual format of such a motion is that "this House expresses its want of confidence in the Council of Ministers". A Motion of No-confidence need not set out any grounds on which it is based. Even when grounds are mentioned in the notice and read out in the House, they do not form part of the No-confidence Motion