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"This is logistically unsustainable": Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on 'One Natio
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Meanwhile, Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.
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"It is beginning of dictatorship..": Prakash Ambedkar on 'One Nation, one
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The vote results were announced by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, following Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal's formal introduction of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024. He agreed to send the bill to a JPC in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement.
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Totally democratic... ensures that country's resources, working days are n
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Adding to this, another BJP Member, Yogender Chandolia, emphasized the necessity of the bill, stating, "The opposition is vehemently attacking it, but I feel the country needs One Nation, One Election... The decision of the JPC will be universally accepted." Chandolia's statement underscores
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JPC on Waqf (Amendment) Bill to hear views of All India Shia Personal Law
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Recently, the delegation from Darul Uloom Deoband has strongly opposed the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
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DMK MP Kanimozhi opposes 'One Nation, One Election' calls it against "cons
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi once again opposed the 'One Nation, One Election' stating that it's against the constitution and federal rights of the people.
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"Electronic voting in Parliament failed...": Gaurav Gogoi takes dig over v
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Following the introduction of 'One Nation, One Election,' in the Lok Sabha Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi alleged that electronic voting in the Parliament had failed and many votes were not counted.
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"Unconstitutional, attack on federal structure": One Nation, One Election
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Opposition raised concerns that the change could disproportionately benefit the ruling party, giving it undue influence over the electoral process in states, and could undermine the autonomy of regional parties.
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Giriraj Singh, Nitin Gadkari among 20 BJP leaders not present during intro
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Union Ministers Giriraj Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Jyotiraditya Scindia and CR Patil were among nearly 20 BJP MPs absent during the division for the introduction of the 'One Nation, One Election' bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, according to the sources.
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"Fundamental essence of Constitution": RSS leader Indresh Kumar on introdu
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Tuesday welcomed the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal, calling the initiative a step forward in realizing the foundational principles of India's Constitution, and asserted that it aims to strengthen the country's democratic
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'Need of the hour': Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora welcomes introduction of 'On
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"I think the fact that the government is keen to go back to the days when all elections used to happen simultaneously is a move that reduces the burden on the taxpayers and allows the government to focus on governance. It is the need of the hour." He further expressed curiosity over the Oppo
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"Govt wants to end federal structure of India": Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi o
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Gogoi argued that the cost of conducting elections, such as the Rs 3,700 crores spent on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections--representing only 0.02 per cent of the annual budget--is negligible compared to the far-reaching implications of the bill.
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"Need 2/3 majority for constitutional amendment": Shashi Tharoor on 'One N
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the central government and said that to pass the 'One Nation One Election' Bill as a constitutional amendment the two-third majority is required which the BJP does not have.
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