Which one of the following statements is not correct with regard to leave of absence by MPs ?
If for a period of 60 days, an MP remains absent, without permission of the House, from all meetings thereof, his seat may be declared vacant by the House.
in computing the period of sixty days, account is taken of any period during which the House is prorogued or is adjourned.
The period of sixty days means a single unbroken period of sixty days.
The constitutional provisions are only directory and not mandatory and seat may be declared vacant unless there is a contumacious disregard of duty as an MP.
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Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC SO-Steno – 2017