Former president Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on ‘One Nation, One Election’ has invited suggestions from the public “for making appropriate changes in the existing legal administrative framework to enable simultaneous elections in the country”. In a public discover, the committee mentioned that the suggestions obtained by January 15 could be taken up for consideration.
How are you able to contribute?
According to the discover, individuals can submit their suggestions on the committee’s web site onoe.gov.in, or ship e-mail to sc-hlc@gov.in
Since its structure in September final 12 months, the high-level committee has held two conferences. It has additionally not too long ago written to the political events and sought their views and an interplay on a “mutually agreed date” on the proposal put as much as maintain simultaneous elections – Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, and different polls.
Panel’s letter to political events
The committee had later despatched a reminder letter to the events which included nationwide events, 33 state events and 7 registered unrecognised events.
The committee has additionally heard the views of the Law Commission on simultaneous polls. The legislation panel might be referred to as once more on the difficulty.
According to its phrases of reference, the committee is supposed to “examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to the House of the People (Lok Sabha), State Legislative Assemblies, Municipalities and Panchayats, keeping in view the existing framework under the Constitution of India and other statutory provisions, and for that purpose, examine and recommend specific amendments to the Constitution, the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the rules made thereunder and any other law or rules which would require amendments for the purpose of holding simultaneous elections”.
(With PTI inputs)
