First meeting of ‘One Country-One Election’ committee on 23 September | Former President gave information; Will examine the legal aspects of holding simultaneous elections

Former President Ramnath Kovind is the chairman of the 8-member committee formed for One Nation, One Election.

The first meeting of One Country, One Election Committee will be held on September 23. Former President and committee chairman Ramnath Kovind gave this information on Saturday, September 16. It has not been told yet where the meeting will take place.

Earlier on September 6, Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Arjunram Meghwal had met former President Kovind. This meeting, which lasted for about an hour, was described as a courtesy meeting. Amit Shah is a member of this committee and Arjunram Meghwal is a special member.

The central government had formed a committee on September 1 to examine the legal aspects of the proposal of one country, one election. It was said that the committee will look into the legal aspects related to the proposal of one country, one election and will also take the opinion of the common people.

Government can bring bill on one country, one election
The government has called a special session of Parliament from September 18 to September 22. There are speculations that the government may bring a bill on one country, one election. Before this, the Law Ministry has formed a committee. Its purpose is to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country, keeping in mind the existing legal framework. It will be examined whether elections for Lok Sabha, Assembly, Municipality and Panchayats can be held simultaneously or not.

One Nation, One Election was implemented after independence
One Nation, One Election i.e. one country, one election means that Lok Sabha and Assembly elections should be held simultaneously in the entire country. After independence, Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were held simultaneously in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1967, but in 1968 and 1969, many Assemblies were dissolved prematurely. After that the Lok Sabha was also dissolved in 1970. Because of this, the tradition of one country, one election was broken.

PM Modi in support of One Nation, One Election
When Modi government came to power at the Center in May 2014, soon after the debate started about one country and one election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has advocated One Nation, One Election many times. On the occasion of Constitution Day, Prime Minister Modi had once said – Today one country, one election is no longer just a matter of debate. This is the need of India. Therefore, this issue should be deeply discussed and studied.

Opposition against one country, one election