The government on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha the contentious Constitution (One Hundred and TwentyNinth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which propose to usher in the one nation, one election format, and then referred them to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC), which is being constituted, for further scrutiny and … Read more
Lok Sabha New Delhi: Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday, December 17. Opposition parties dubbed the draft laws — a Constitution amendment bill and an ordinary bill — as an attack on the federal structure, a charge rejected … Read more
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari has given a notice to oppose the introduction of a Bill on the One Nation, One Election by the government in the Lok Sabha. “I give notice of my intention to oppose introduction of The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 Bill, 2024 under Rule 72 of … Read more
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said the idea of ‘one nation, one election’ undermines the the country’s federal structure. “Unfortunately, this NDA government is destroying India’s Constitution day by day. India is a federal country, which has a federal structure. By talking of ‘one nation, one election’, you are undermining that federal … Read more
Last Updated:December 13, 2024, 23:03 IST Kovind-led high-level committee on ’one nation, one election’ had recommended holding Lok Sabha, state assembly and local body elections simultaneously in a phased manner. Kovind said that series of elections give an elected government nearly 3.5 years to fulfil its electoral promises and aspirations of people. (File) Former president … Read more
Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday asserted that the concept of holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was the brain child of the country’s founding fathers and not the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also said that then president Pranab Mukherjee was supportive of the idea of simultaneous polls and … Read more
The high-level panel on ‘One Nation, One Election’ studied election processes in seven countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies in India. The other countries where simultaneous elections are conducted are Germany, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved bills to … Read more
Last Updated:November 03, 2024, 21:17 IST In one of the resolutions, the TVK opposed the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal of the BJP while also another resolution was passed against the NEET. The TVK said that they want to abolish the NEET and revert the state list. Actor and founder of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam Vijay … Read more
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has officially opposed the Union Government’s proposal for ‘One Nation One Election,’ which aims to synchronize elections across India. In a recent resolution, the party condemned this initiative, arguing that it undermines the federal structure and the unique needs of different states. “TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) party opposes ‘One … Read more
Gaya (Bihar): Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishore spoke on ‘On One Nation One Election’ and said it’s good but it’s being implemented with wrong intentions. He said, “We have said earlier that if One Nation One Election is done with the right intention, then there is no mistake in it. After independence, the One Nation … Read more
