 bill no lxi of 2006 the representation of the people (amendment) bill, 2006 a billfurther to amend the representation of the people act, 1951be it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the representation of the people (amendment) act, 2006short title and commencement   (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central  government may, by  notification in the official gazette, appoint52 in the representation of the people act, 1951, in section 29a, after sub-section (9), the following proviso shall be inserted namely:—amendment of section 29 of act 43 of195110"(10) notwithstanding any order of the commission issued under the election symbols (reservation and allotment)  order, 1968, recognition of any national party or state party, shall not be withdrawn except by or under provisions of this section" statement of objects and reasonsthe election commission of india under the election symbols (reservation and allotment) order, 1968 has made a provision which empowers the commission to withdraw recognition of a recognised political party for its failure to observe model code of conduct or follow lawful directions and  instructions  of the election commission, if the commission is satisfied on information in its possession that a political party recognised either as a national party or a state party has failed or has refused or is refusing or has shown or is showing defiance by its conduct or otherwise (a) to observe the provisions of the "model code of conduct for guidance of political parties and candidates"  as issued by the commission in january, 1991 or as amended by it from time to time, or (b) follow or carry out the lawful directions and instructions of the commission given from time to time with a view to furthering the conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections or safeguarding the interests of the general public and the electorate in particularin fact, article 324  of the constitution which is merely regulatory in nature and confers up on the commission very limited powers  cannot be construed as conferring powers of making substantive provisions, which come under the domain of parliamentregistration of political parties is not that insignificant a matter to be dealt with under election symbols (reservation and allotment) order, 1968 such an aspect has necessarily to be a part of the representation of the people act, 1951 which deals with important substantive law relating to holding of elections in the countryif violation of code of conduct is required to be punished, the provisions of the code of conduct, should, first be included in the representation of the people act, 1951, in which, punishment for various kinds of violations with respect to code of conduct can be provided forit is not proper that the said 1968 order provides for punishment for violation of code of conduct, which is still in the form of a code, with as harsh  a punishment as withdrawing of recognition of political partieson account of such an irrational punishment, the commission has, at no time, been able to punish any political party for the violations, small or big, that they have done with respect to the code of conducthence the billshantaram  laxman  naik rajya  sabha————abillfurther to amend the representation of the people act, 1951————(shri shantaram laxman naik, mp)mgipmrnd—2212rs(s5)—11-08-2006