- Statement A is correct: The Speaker does not have a general 'veto' power. He only exercises a casting vote in the event of a tie in the voting on a matter before the Assembly (Article 189(1)). - Statement B is correct: Article 179(c) provides for the removal of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker by a resolution passed by a majority of all the then members of the Assembly, provided that no such resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution. - Statement C is correct: Article 179(a) states that a Speaker shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Assembly. - Statement D is incorrect: Article 181(1) explicitly states that when a resolution for the removal of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker is under consideration of the Assembly, the Speaker, or the Deputy Speaker, as the case may be, shall not preside, though he may be present and has the right to speak and vote in the proceedings.
Which of the following statements is not one of the powers of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ?
Asked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2023 · Topic: The State Legislature (Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Election, Powers, Removal)
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Answer: D. The Speaker will preside when a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration of the Assembly.
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