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SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CHSL - 19 April 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q35

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Which Indian president used the pocket veto for the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 1986?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. Giani Zail Singh.

  • Former Indian President, Giani Zail Singh used 'pocket veto' on the  controversial Postal Bill in 1986, to stall legislation he didn't agree with.
  • A pocket veto allows a president to exercise veto power over a bill by taking no action.
  • The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill 1986, gave the executive extensive power to intercept personal communication. 
  • The provisions of the bill, he felt, violated the right to privacy. He sat on it and on two occasions, he informally suggested certain changes to it. When nothing came of those efforts, he simply sat on the matter immediately.