Right To Recall - Should India Adopt This System?
- IJLLR Journal
- Apr 29
- 1 min read
S Chetna, BA LLB (Hons), Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore
ABSTRACT
“Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live with dignity.”
— Naomi Klein
Right to Recall is a democratic mechanism which allows the voters to remove elected representatives before their tenure comes to an end. This could be done due to various reasons such as corruption, non-performance and misconduct. While most of the countries have implemented this mechanism for better functioning of different levels of governance, India currently does not have the proper structure for recalling the MPs and MLAs. The lack of this system raises a concern about political accountability and governance inefficiencies.
This paper looks into the historical background, legal framework, advantages, challenges, and the viability of introducing RTR in India. This paper also looks into India's socio-political environment, this research evaluates whether RTR can strengthen democratic accountability and governance.
