Question

do you think the president of India should be directly elected by the people? why or why not?

Answer 1

1) Firstly, in a country following the Cabinet system of Government, the office of titular Chief Executive is a technical one, to the extent that its duties are largely prescribed by other authorities (usually by the Legislature), which requires specific competence for the performance of its duties from the incumbent. Very few voters can be competent to judge wisely of the technical abilities of the candidates for any particular office of this type, having specific, limited and defined functions.NO,the president of India should be directly elected by the people

Answer 2

Nope, the President can’t be elected directly because for the following reason

The system of indirect election for the President of India was criticized upon in the Constituent Assembly but it was chosen for the following reasons:

. As the President is only a nominal executive, to have him elected by the people but not give him any real power would be an anomaly.

. A directly elected Head of the State, if not content with his position, can claim his authority being directly from the people. It would lead to a deadlock.

. Also, as the President is a symbolic head, direct election would have been time consuming and costly owing to the large size of the electorate.

. If direct election were to be adopted, the candidate would carry on an election campaign in the country. In doing so he would be affiliated to one party or the other and might not forget his affiliations after getting elected. This is not desirable for someone expected to be a non-party man and respected by all factions.

So, the President is elected indirectly by the Electoral College (comprising of elected representatives at center and states) and this gives him greater moral independence and authority.

The system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote for electing president is according to our parliamentary form of government with the Prime Minister as the head of the Executive.

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