Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India, a person who is eligible to…
Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Constitution of India, a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State.
2. According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Solution
A person made minister must be a member of state legislature or become one within six months; merely being eligible to vote is not enough — statement 1 wrong. Under RPA 1951, a convicted person is disqualified for the period of imprisonment plus six years after release — not permanently. Statement 2 wrong. Answer: (d).