Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday broke his silence on ‘one nation, one election’ debate saying the that idea of it is an ‘attack on the Indian Union’
Taking to Twitter o Sunday he notes, ‘INDIA, that is Bharat, is a Union of States.’
The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is an attack on the Indian Union and all its States, he adds.
The high-level committee, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, comprises Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Ahir Ranjan Chowdhury, former Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Finance Commission Chairman NK Singh, former Lok Sabha Secretary General Subhash C Kashyap, Senior Advocate Harish Salve and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari.
However, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Saturday wrote to Home Minister Shah refusing to be a part of the committee.
“The sudden attempt to thrust a constitutionally suspect, pragmatically non-feasible and logistically unimplementable idea on the nation, months before the general elections, raises serious concerns about the ulterior motives of the government”, the letter read.
The committee has been set up months before assembly polls in five states and ahead of Lok Sabha polls next year.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had informed about the constitution of the committee on Friday.
“Right now, a committee has been constituted. A report from the committee will come out which will be discussed. The Parliament is mature, and discussions will take place, there is no need to get nervous. India is called the mother of democracy, there is always an evolution. I will discuss the agenda of the Special session of Parliament,” he said.
Simultaneous elections for the state assemblies and the Lok Sabha were held till 1967. However, in 1968 and 1969 some legislative assemblies were dissolved prematurely followed by the dissolution of the Lok Sabha in 1970. This forced a change in electoral schedules for the states and the country.
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Updated: 03 Sep 2023, 01:31 PM IST
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