6th May, 2002
Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
 


SUBMISSION OF REPORT BY CONSTITUTION REVIEW COMMISSION


The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution has recommended that the issue of eligibility of only natural born citizens of India or those whose parents or grandparents were citizens of India to hold high offices such as President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India be examined in depth through a political process after a national dialogue. Action on therecommendations lies with the India, which are administratively concerned with the subject matter of the recommendations. This information was givenMinistries/Departments of the Government of by the Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley in a written reply to a question from Shri Bachani Lekhraj in the Rajya Sabha today.