One Nation One Election Bill Likely To Be Introduced In Parliament Tomorrow, Could Be Referred To JPC

<p>New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A constitutional amendment bill for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously is likely to be introduced in Parliament on Tuesday and could be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses.</p>
<p>A top government functionary said the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, popularly being referred to as the Bill on “one nation, one election”, was expected to be introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.</p>
<p>After its introduction, Meghwal will request Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to refer the Bill to a Joint Committee of Parliament for wider consultations.</p>
<p>The joint panel will be constituted on a pro-rata basis, based on the strength of MPs of various parties.</p>
<p>As the largest party, the BJP will get chairmanship of the committee, besides several members, the functionary said.</p>
<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was a member of the high-level committee led by former president Ram Nath Kovind that recommended holding Lok Sabha, state assembly and local body elections simultaneously in a phased manner, is likely to be present in the Lower House at the time of Bill’s introduction, the functionary said.</p>
<p>The Union Cabinet last week decided to hold simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies but opted to leave “as of now” how local body polls are held.</p>
<p>Meghwal may tell the Lower House that since the Bill will need wider consultations with lawmakers and the public, it should be sent to a joint committee.</p>
<p>The speaker will seek the names of members for the proposed panel from the parties on the same day.</p>
<p>If the parties do not inform the speaker about the members they wish to send on the panel, according to rules, they may lose membership.</p>
<p>The speaker will announce the committee’s composition by the evening on the day the Bill is introduced, the functionary said.</p>
<p>Initially, the tenure of the proposed committee will be for 90 days but it may be extended later.</p>
<p>The Union Cabinet has approved two bills to hold the parliamentary and assembly polls concurrently.</p>
<p>Kovind had said during the consultation process on “one nation, one election” that 32 parties supported the idea while 15 did not.</p>
<p>Simultaneous polls were held in the country between 1951 and 1967.</p>
<p>The concept of simultaneous elections has featured in many reports and studies since 1983, essentially implying a return to the previous practice of conducting polls concurrently. PTI ACB NAB SZM SZM</p>
<p><em><strong>Disclaimer: (This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></em></p>

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