LAWS TO DEAL WITH HORSE TRADING OF LEGISLATORS

Abstract

Horse trading if taken literally, means the system of bartering or dealing with horses Because of the inherent perplexity attached while determining the worth of a horse being proffered for sale, such a sale of the horses presented to the bargaining parties great incentives for treachery, deceit and dishonesty, metaphorically steering us to the terminology now commonly known as horse trading (or vote trading) referring to the complicated bargaining or other such convoluted and indecisive transactions, such as trading of votes in the Parliament or political trading of votes. Horse trading in the western countries eventually became a symbol of unethical business trading. Horse traders' practices have been increasingly seen as the normal and, in part, attractive outcome of a dynamic market instead of symbols depicting moral turpitude. As per the Cambridge Dictionary horse trading is portrayed as a wile, often exacting, talks among people owing their allegiance or loyalty to different groups and organizations in order to make profitable deals for their parties usually put forth conditions which are usually unauthorized and unapproved of. The origins of the term can be seen in the nineteenth century, when horse traders were seen as being especially crafty or calculating. It applies to unofficial compromises in contemporary British English involving hard negotiating and giving-and-taking, and varying degrees of agreement, which brings a general feeling of disdain. Horse dealing has been widely used in the history of Indian politics since the mid-1960s at the time political defections were widespread, wherein the various MLAs and other party members were required to infringe the regular party regulations which in turn often helped rivals form governments. It typically includes loaves and shrimp, office lure and is perceived as government corruption. On Congress ticket, Gaya Lal was elected from the city of Hasanput (Dt. Palwal) to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana. Gaya Lal shifted to and fro from Congress party to the Janata Party three times in fifteen days, and then went back to Congress and then shifted again to Janata Party in less than nine hours. ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram came into existence when Gaya Lal assured that he would no longer be a part of United Front and firmly transferred his loyalties towards Congress. It thereafter started encountering a lot of attention and eventually became the topic of contention for the entire Parliament and the politicians.