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1968 Indian Punjab Political Crisis
On 6 March 1968, the legislators from Punjab Janta Party and Indian National Congress moved a no-confidence motion against Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly, Joginder Singh Mann and the later development cause a Constitutional crisis in Punjab. Background After fall of the People's United Front government, Lachhman Singh Gill's Punjab Janta Party formed the Government with Congress and other parties on 25 November 1967. On 6 March 1968, a motion of no-confidence was admitted against Speaker Joginder Singh Mann (Akali Dal - Tara Singh) in the house.Hindustan Times, 7 March 1968. The motion was backed by 56 members. The Congress and the Janta members voted for admission. The motion expressed lack of confidence in the Speaker for his failure to maintain dignity and decorum of the House and for his failure in getting his order enforced. Crisis Speaker's removal failed The following day, when the Assembly was in session, the Leader of Opposition, Gurnam Singh, challenge ...
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Punjab, India
Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territory, union territories of Chandigarh to the east and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, a Pakistani province, province of Pakistan to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it List of states and union territories of India by area, the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states (20th largest, if UTs are considered). With over 27 million inhabitants, Punjab is List of states and union territories of ...
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No-confidence Motion
A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or management is still deemed fit to hold that position, such as because they are inadequate in some aspect, fail to carry out their obligations, or make decisions that other members feel to be detrimental. The parliamentary motion demonstrates to the head of government that the elected Parliament either has or no longer has confidence in one or more members of the appointed executive (government), government. In some countries, a no-confidence motion being passed against an individual Minister (government), minister requires the minister to resign. In most cases, if the minister in question is the premier, all other ministers must also resign. A censure motion is different from a no-confidence motion. Depending on the constitution of the body co ...
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List Of Speakers Of The Punjab Legislative Assembly
In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a speaker (politics), Speaker or a Chairman. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Punjab Legislative Assembly after the Elections in Punjab (India), General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Vidhan Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either he ceases to be a member of the Vidhan Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Vidhan Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Punjab Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker. The incumbent Speaker is Rana K. P. Singh, Rana Kanwar Pal Singh and the deputy speaker is Ajaib Singh Bhatti of Indian National Congress. Powers and functions of the Speaker Following are the functions and position of Speakers. *The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha conducts the business in house, and decides w ...
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Punjab Janta Party
Punjab Janata Party was an Indian political party. It was formed by Lachhman Singh Gill on November 22 1967 Lachhman Singh was a cabinet minister in Gurnam Singh government. Gurnam Singh became the Chief Minister of Punjab after the 1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. Lachhman Singh Gill, due to differences with Gurnam Singh, defected with 16 other members and formed Punjab Janata Party. He formed a minority government with the support of Indian National Congress on November 25, 1967. However, this government lasted for only 9 months. Congress president S. Nijalingappa announced his decision to withdraw support from the government on 21 August 1968. On the same day, Lachhman Singh Gill resigned from the post and President's rule In India, President's rule is the suspension of state government and imposition of direct Union government rule in a state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, if a state government is unable to function according to Constitution ...
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Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime minister ...
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President's Rule
In India, President's rule is the suspension of state government and imposition of direct Union government rule in a state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, if a state government is unable to function according to Constitutional provisions, the Union government can take direct control of the state machinery. Subsequently, executive authority is exercised through the centrally appointed governor, who has the authority to appoint other administrators to assist them. The administrators are usually nonpartisan retired civil servants. When a state government is functioning correctly, it is run by an elected Council of Ministers responsible to the state's legislative assembly (Vidhan Sabha). The council is led by the chief minister, who is the chief executive of the state; the Governor is only a constitutional head. However, during President's rule, the Council of Ministers is dissolved, vacating the office of Chief Minister. Furthermore, the Vidhan Sabha is either pror ...
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Lachhman Singh Gill
Lachhman Singh Gill (1917 – 26 April 1969) was an Indian politician who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Punjab. He remained in this post from 25 November 1967 to 22 August 1968. He was a member of Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party in Punjab. Early life He was born at Chuhar Chakk Village in Moga district in 1917. Before joining politics he worked in the Punjab Works Department, Punjab. Entry into politics He started his political career during the Punjabi Suba movement in the 1950s. He became a member of the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee(SGPC) in 1960. In 1966, he became a member of the Sikh Educational Committee for the management of Sikh colleges. In 1961, he became general secretary of the SGPC. Chief Ministership In the 1962 General Elections for Punjab Legislative Assembly he won from Jagraon constituency. He again got elected from Dharamkot in 1967 in the newly restructured Punjab. In the ...
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Gurnam Singh
Gurnam Singh (25 February 1899 – 31 May 1973) was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Punjab from 8 March 1967 to 25 November 1967, and again between 17 February 1969 to 27 March 1970. He was the first Shiromani Akali Dal Chief minister of Punjab. His ministry fell due to defection of Lachhman Singh Gill, who became the next Chief Minister with the support of the Indian National Congress. He died in an air crash in Delhi on 31 May 1973. Early life Singh was born in Narangwal, Ludhiana on 25 February 1899 in a Grewal Jatt family. He graduated from the Forman Christian College, Lahore. He captained the hockey team of Punjab University. Law career Singh practiced Law in Lyallpur (Present day Faisalabad, Pakistan). Later he served as the president of the Bar Association, there. During the partition of Punjab, Singh moved to Punjab, India. He was made the judge of the PEPSU and Punjab High Courts in 1950. He retired from this post in 1959. Political career In 19 ...
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People's United Front (Punjab, India)
People's United Front was a Post Poll Alliance of 7 Political parties and Independents formed in a Convention at Khanna on 4 March 1967, in Punjab after the election of 1967. Background In 1962 Shiromani Akali Dal was divided into Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh and Akali Dal - Tara Singh. In 1967, the 4th General election was held in Punjab and no Party got Majority in the newly elected house. Indian National Congress was single largest party with 48 seats. On 4 March 1967, Gurnam Singh was elected as its leader and he called on Governor of Punjab and pressed his claim to form GovernmentTurmoil in Punjab Politics by S. C. Arora. P. 82. and on 8 March 1967, United Front formed its Government in Punjab Members The members who joined the Front were as follow: Common Minimum Programme The People's United Front was formed on the basis of 11-Points CMP and these were: *1 - To provide clean and good administration, *2 - To make Punjab strong and prosperous, *3 - To exempt land revenu ...
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Akali Dal - Tara Singh
Akali may refer to: * In the context of Sikhism, "Akali" ("pertaining to Akal or the Supreme Power", "divine") may refer to: ** any member of the Khalsa, i.e. the collective body of baptized Sikhs ** a member of the Akali movement (1919-1925) ** a politician of the Akali Dal political parties ** a term for the Nihang, a Sikh order * Akali (''League of Legends''), the Rogue Assassin, a playable character in the video game ''League of Legends'' and its associated virtual band K/DA See also * Alkali (other) * Akari (other) Akari (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea. It was launched on 21 February 2006, at 21:28 UTC (06:28, 22 February JST) by M-V rocket ...
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Constitution Of India
The Constitution of India (IAST: ) is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written national constitution in the world. It imparts constitutional supremacy (not parliamentary supremacy, since it was created by a constituent assembly rather than Parliament) and was adopted by its people with a declaration in its preamble. Parliament cannot override the constitution. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and became effective on 26 January 1950. The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country's fundamental governing document, and the Dominion of India became the Republic of India. To ensure constitutional autochthony, its framers repealed prior acts of the British parliament in A ...
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Punjab And Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 Permanent Judges and 21 Additional Judges including Chief Justice. As of 16th August 2022, there are 57 Judges working in the High Court, comprising 40 Permanent and 17 Additional Judges. The court building is known as the Palace of Justice. Designed by Le Corbusier, it and several of his other works were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in July 2016. Sarv Mittra Sikri, who had been practising in the High Court of Punjab and remained Advocate General, Punjab from 1.11.1956 to 2.2.1964, was the first to be appointed as judge of the Supreme Court of India on 3.2.1964 directly from the Bar, who became Chief Justice of India on 22.1.1971 again with the distinction of being first and only Chief Justice of India directly from the Bar. ...
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