Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government introduced the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills, paving the way for simultaneous elections in the Lok Sabha today, December 17. The bills were introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the lower house of Parliament during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
The two bills approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet on Thursday include The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Soon after the introduction of both the bills, the opposition members registered there objections. “We oppose these Bills intended for one nation, one election. These Bills are an assault on the basic structure of the Constitution and against democracy. It lacks legislative competency. The term of State legislatures cannot be made subject to the term of Lok Sabha. Keeping in mind the Basic Structure doctrine, these Bills have to be withdrawn,” Congress leader Manish Tewari said.
After the introduction of the bills today, the Law Minister is expected to requestSpeaker Om Birlato refer them to a Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) for wider consultations, according to some reports.
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