The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill interacted with political scientists and academicians on Monday with panel chairman PP Chaudhary stating that the members raised questions and sought clarifications and the experts conveyed that it is "very impo
The Chairperson of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation One Election and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP PP Chaudhary on Friday said that most people and leaders across different states support the idea of One Nation, One Election.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday strongly opposed the Centre's One Nation, One Election (ONOE) proposal, terming it a direct assault on the federal structure of the country and against the spirit of the Constitution framed by Dr BR Ambedkar.
Endorsing the One Nation One Election (ONOE) initiative, senior BJP leader and former Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has said it will not only reduce election-related expenses but also speed up the country's development by opening new avenues.
While addressing the One Nation, One Election Seminar in Chennai, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan emphasised that he has left Tamil Nadu but the state never leaves him.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday participated in a dialogue program with the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the topic "One Nation, One Election" at a hotel on Mussoorie Road.
"Waking up at 6 in the morning, Noida is running. The kids, the youth, sisters, mothers, are raising their voice high for one nation one election. They are saying that the political parties should wake up, the drama of elections will not work repeatedly," Chouhan told ANI.
"Across the country, elections happening back to back are stopping the development. The elections cause hindrances in administrative work. It increases expenses. It is estimated that if elections are held together at once, it will save Rs 12,000 crore... This issue should be resolved. The
"People should have to make their choices only once, and it is our responsibility to remove those speed breakers that are stopping our development. We should make reforms and give the country a chance to perform," Gupta said while addressing the gathering at Delhi University's North Campus.
"The elections were held together at once after Independence. It used to happen till the 1960s. This schedule has been disrupted in the last 40 years. If India needs to develop and become a superpower, political stability in the country and its states is required. The frequent elections take
The JPC meeting on One Nation, One Election will be conducted on April 22, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In the first slot, former judge of the Supreme Court, Interaction with Justice Hemant Gupta, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India on the said Bills.