Consider the following statements regarding devices of Parliamentary proceedings in India: 1. An Adjournment Motion requires the support of at least 50 members to be admitted in the Lok Sabha. 2. A Calling Attention Motion is an Indian innovation in parliamentary procedure introduced in 1954. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

An Adjournment Motion is an extraordinary device introduced only in the Lok Sabha to draw attention to an urgent matter of public importance, requiring 50 members' support. The Calling Attention Motion is an Indian innovation introduced in 1954 to seek a statement from a minister on an urgent matter. Both statements are correct.