What the article is about:
- The article talks about about serious allegations of misuse of office on Jharkhand’s CM in allocation of stone mining.
Relevance:
- GS2: Representation of People Act, 1951, Constitutional Bodies.
Analysis:
- Election commission recommended the disqualification of Chief minister of Jharkhand.
- Election commission:
- The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.
- The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950.
- Article 324 to 329 of the constitution deals with powers, function, tenure, eligibility, etc of the commission and the member.
- Representation of People Act, 1951
- Articles 324 to 329 of Part XV of the Indian Constitution provides for the country’s electoral system.
- The Constitution confers upon the Parliament the power to enact laws for all matters connected with elections to the Parliament and the State Legislature.
- Hence, parliament has enacted RPA, 1950 and RPA 1951.
- This Act makes provisions for the conduct of elections in India.
- It also talks about corruption and other illegal activities related to elections.
- The Act makes provisions for dispute redressal in matters connected to elections.
- It also talks about the qualification as well as grounds for the disqualification of MPs and MLAs.
- Election commission:
Conclusion:
- Jharkhand boasts of 40 percent of India’s mineral reserves and nearly 30% of country’s coal deposits.
- But the states’s record in the governance of these resources has been marred by frequent scams and political instability.
- EC must step in to prevent further misuse of office and should take necessary steps.
