As Mann’s recall pitch heads to Prez house, why Constitution offers little room
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann plans to meet President Droupadi Murmu with his party legislators to demand the recall of seven Rajya Sabha MPs who defected from AAP, despite the Indian Constitution lacking any provision for recalling elected MPs. The move is largely symbolic, as the Constitution does not empower the President to remove MPs on political grounds, with disqualification matters falling under the Rajya Sabha chairman and Election Commission. The legal debate centers on the anti-defection law and the validity of the merger exception used by the defectors, which may require judicial resolution.
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As Mann’s recall pitch heads to Prez house, why Constitution offers little roomThe demand, though politically resonant, runs up against a constitutional limitation since there is no provision that permits the recall of an MPPublished on: Apr 30, 2026 12:59 PM ISTBy Utkarsh AnandShare viaCopy link With his meeting now scheduled for May 5, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday signalled a political escalation in the fallout of the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) Rajya Sabha defections, announcing that he would head to Rashtrapati Bhavan along with all party assembly members to meet Droupadi Murmu.
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