Which one among the following statements about an adjournment motion in the Parliament of India is not correct?
A.Its objective is to draw attention of the House to any recent matter of urgent public importance.
B.Adjournment motion is an extraordinary procedure.
C.This motion can be invoked on any matter of urgent importance that may even be within the jurisdiction of a State Government.✓ Correct
D.The Chair has absolute discretion to refuse consent.
Explanation
Option (c) is incorrect. An adjournment motion is introduced in Parliament to draw the attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance, and it interrupts the normal business of the House — making it an extraordinary procedure (options a and b are correct). The Speaker/Chair has absolute discretion to admit or refuse consent for moving an adjournment motion (option d is correct). However, an adjournment motion cannot be invoked on matters that fall within the jurisdiction of a State Government; it must relate to matters of urgent public importance that are within the responsibility of the Central Government. Hence, statement (c) is not correct.
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