Decisions regarding disqualification of members of Lok Sabha are taken by ______________.

Speaker

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Prime Minister

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Minister for Parliamentary Affairs

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Solution

The correct option is A Speaker
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst it's members. The Speaker is the head of the Lok Sabha, and its representative. He is the custodian of Lok Sabha i.e., he is the guardian of powers and privileged of the members, the House as a whole and it's committees.

He is the principal spokesman of the House. He decides the questions of disqualification of a member of Lok Sabha, arising on the ground of defection under the provisions of the
Tenth Schedule.

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