Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the framework for the ambitious ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal concluded its three-day consultation meeting in Lucknow on Wednesday. On the final day, the committee engaged in extensive deliberations with vice-chancellors and directors of prominent universities and higher educational institutions across Uttar Pradesh. The panel also interacted with legal experts, political scientists, Padma awardees, representatives o…
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New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) With the monsoon session of Parliament just days away, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to hold a Parliamentary Party meeting on July 21 to finalise its aggressive legislative roadmap. The meeting, scheduled for 9:30 am at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building, will bring together all BJP allies from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.The Parliament session is scheduled to begin on July 20 and will continue till August 13, ac…
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Tuesday strongly backed the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ legislation, telling the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies would save time, resources and administrative effort while allowing elected representatives to focus more on development.The JPC, headed by BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary, is on a three-day visit to Lucknow to gather views on the Constitution…
Lucknow, July 13 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday said that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ legislation is consulting political parties and government officials across the country to gather suggestions before finalising its report on simultaneous elections. The committee is currently in Lucknow as part of its nationwide consultations on the proposed electoral reform.Speaking to IANS in Lucknow, Thakur said, “The Joint Parliamentary C…
Ahmedabad, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat’s industrial sector, including its textile manufacturing base in Surat, faces an estimated annual production loss of Rs 12,000-Rs 15,000 crore due to repeated election cycles and the resulting large-scale migration of migrant workers, industry leaders said on Monday. This follows after consultations held in Gujarat by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal for “One Nation, One Election” as part of its wider stakeholder outreach acros…
Gandhinagar, May 21 (IANS) As the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposed “One Nation, One Election” framework concluded its three-day consultation visit to Gujarat on Thursday, educational institutions and industry bodies emerged among the strongest supporters of simultaneous elections, arguing that repeated polls were causing sustained disruption to academic functioning, labour availability and economic activity across the state. The 39-member committee, chaired by BJP M…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday said simultaneous elections under the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework could save nearly 50 lakh man-hours in the state by reducing repeated deployment of government machinery and administrative staff for separate polls. Speaking after a meeting with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal, Sanghavi said: “The state government had extended full support to the initiative du…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal that frequent elections adversely affect governance by repeatedly engaging large sections of the state machinery in electoral work and disrupting economic activity in industrial states such as Gujarat. Addressing the parliamentary panel during its consultation meeting at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Patel said simultaneous Lok Sabh…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Concerns over large-scale deployment of security forces, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and logistical preparedness for simultaneous elections dominated discussions on Wednesday as the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal continued its second-day consultations in Gujarat with participation from political parties. The discussions involved Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representatives,…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday said the state has already demonstrated elements of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ approach through the conduct of combined local body elections, as the state government reiterated its support for simultaneous polls before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Addressing reporters after the committee meeting in Gandhinagar, Sanghavi said Gujarat had previously conducted elections for local self-government…