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Powers shall be exercised by the President in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers, but situations may arise when the President may use his discretion to act as he thinks right. In this context describe any four Discretionary powers of the President of India.
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Four discretionary powers of the President of India are-
- The President may withhold assent to a Bill or may send it back for reconsideration, if it is not a Money Bill.
- The Constitution does not prescribe "any time-limit within which the President is to declare his assent or refusal or return the Bill for reconsideration." The President is at liberty to decide what is right or proper.
- A situation may arise when after a General Election, no party or no leader seems to enjoy majority support in the Lok Sabha. Under such circumstances the President shall have freedom to decide who should be appointed as Prime Minister.
- It may be that the Prime Minister has lost the Confidence of the Lok Sabha. Instead of submitting his resignation, the Prime Minister may ask for the dissolution of the House. In this situation the President is not bound to act on the advice of the Prime Minister. The President should explore the possibility of forming an alternative government at the Centre.
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