Consider the following statements in relation to the amending procedure in India and choose the correct code: 1. No amending proposal can be introduced in the Parliament without the prior permission of the President of India. 2. The President must give assent to the already passed amending bill before it becomes an Act.

• A. 1 is true but 2 is false,  
• B. 2 is true but 1 is false.
• C. 1 and 2 both are true.  
• D. 1 and 2 both are false.