Question

Explain the three circumstances when the president can exercise his emergency powers.

Answer 1

Hint:
- It is a case in which a government is given the authority to enforce measures that it would not ordinarily be allowed to do.
- This power is exercised for the citizen’s safety and welfare.
- The procedure for performing varies by region.

Complete answer:
The President can exercise his emergency powers which are:
I) The President declares a national emergency in response to the Prime Minister’s order. If the president believes that India’s security, or any part of it, is in danger or trouble, he may declare an emergency.
II) The President's rule is a term used to describe a state of emergency. If the president is convinced that the governor of the state is not abiding by the constitutional provision. The president will then declare a state of emergency in that state. A state of emergency may be declared in the event of widespread or serious destruction, injury or loss of life or property as a result of a natural or man-made disaster.
III) If the nation is in financial trouble, the President declares a financial emergency. Within two months of an issuance, a declaration of financial emergency must be accepted by both the houses of Parliament. The financial emergency, once accepted by both the houses of Parliament, lasts indefinitely until it is revoked.

Note:
- The result of a financial emergency is a reduction in the wages and allowances of all or any class of state employees.
- National emergencies have been declared many times, including during the 1962 China war, the 1971 Pakistan war and the 1975 internal events.
- Article 356 gives the union government full powers to assert its authority over a territory.