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(b) prorogue the Houses;
(c) dissolve the House of the People. Right of Pre- 70. (1) The President may address either House sident to of Parliament or both Houses assembled together, address and and for that purpose require the attendance of 5 send messa- members. ges to Houses.
(2) The President may send messages to either House of Parliament, whether with respect to a Bill then pending in Parliament or otherwise, and a House to which any message is so sent shall with all 10 convenient despatch consider any matter required by the message to be taken into consideration.
Special add- 71. (1) At the commencement of every session ress by the the President shall address both Houses of ParliaPresident at ment assembled together and inform Parliament of 15 the com- the causes of its summons. mencement of (2) Provision shall be made by the rules regulateach session ing the procedure of either House for the allotment of Parliament of time for discussion of the matters referred to in and discussion such address and for the precedence of such discus- 20 in Parliament sion over other business of the House. of matters referred to in the address.
Right of ministers and AttorneyGeneral as respects Houses.
The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.
Vacation and resignation of, and removal from the office of, Deputy Chairman.
- Every minister and the Attorney-General of India shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses and any committee 25 of Parliament of which he may be named a member, but shall not by virtue of this article be entitled to vote.
Officers of Parliament
- (1) The Vice-President of India shall be ex- 30 officio Chairman of the Council of States.
(2) The Council of States shall, as soon as may be, choose a member of the Council to be Deputy Chairman thereof, and so often as the office of Deputy Chairman becomes vacant the Council shall 35 choose another member to be Deputy Chairman thereof.
- A member holding office as Deputy Chairman of the Council of States— (a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a 40 member of the Council;