Govt tables ‘One Nation, One Election’ invoice in Lok Sabha

The Narendra Modi authorities on Tuesday (December 17) tabled the ‘One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE) invoice within the Lok Sabha.

Union Regulation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launched a constitutional modification invoice for simultaneous elections to parliament, state legislatures, and native our bodies.

Final 12 months, the Union authorities had arrange a high-level committee headed by former President Ramnath Kovind to check the feasibility of simultaneous elections. The suggestions of the committee had been accepted by the federal government in September. Now, the Modi authorities has lastly launched the invoice for simultaneous elections.

After introducing the invoice, Meghwal stated that the invoice must be referred to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC).

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The Kovind-headed committee really helpful a two-step method for simultaneous elections. In step one, the committee stated simultaneous elections must be held for Lok Sabha and state assemblies and, within the second step, elections to municipalities and panchayats (city and rural native our bodies) can be synchronised with Lok Sabha and state assemblies in such a method that native physique elections are held inside 100 days of holding elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

The Kovind-led committee additionally really helpful that there must be a single electoral roll and voter ID card for all elections.

On the time of the submission of the Kovind-led committee’s report, the Regulation Ministry stated that the suggestions would “considerably improve transparency, inclusivity, ease, and confidence of the voters”. The Opposition events have, nevertheless, slammed the concept of simultaneous elections.