Consider the following statements:
- A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India.
- When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent.
- A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
A Bill for the amendment of the Constitution does not require the prior recommendation of the President (Statement 1 is incorrect). Under Article 368, once a Constitution Amendment Bill is passed by Parliament, it is obligatory for the President to give assent (Statement 2 is correct, reinforced by the 24th Amendment Act). A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed separately by each House of Parliament by a special majority (absolute majority of the total membership and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting). There is no provision for a joint sitting to resolve a disagreement on a Constitution Amendment Bill (Statement 3 is correct).