 "Ram Nath Kovind-led panel hands report on 'one nation, one poll' to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday")
The BSP didn’t explicitly oppose it, however highlighted issues concerning the big territorial extent and inhabitants of the nation, which might make implementation difficult, mentioned the report | (Photo: ANI)
The high-level committee on ‘one nation, one election’ approached 62 events out which 47 responded — 32 in help of holding elections concurrently, 15 towards it.
Fifteen events didn’t submit a response, in line with the report of the panel submitted to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday.
Among the nationwide events, the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) opposed the proposal, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National People’s Party supported it.
“Responses were received from 47 political parties. Barring 15 political parties, the remaining 32 political parties not only favoured the system of simultaneous elections, but also advocated its adoption for saving scarce resources, protecting social harmony, and stimulating economic development,” the report mentioned.
“Those who opposed simultaneous elections raised apprehensions that its adoption could violate the basic structure of the Constitution, be anti-democratic and anti-federal, marginalise regional parties, encourage the dominance of national parties, and result in a presidential form of government,” it mentioned.
The AAP, Congress and CPI(M) rejected the proposal saying it undermines democracy and the fundamental construction of the Constitution, mentioned the report.
The BSP didn’t explicitly oppose it, however highlighted issues concerning the big territorial extent and inhabitants of the nation, which might make implementation difficult, mentioned the report.
The Samajwadi Party in its submission mentioned if simultaneous elections are applied, state-level events won’t be able to compete with nationwide events in electoral technique and expenditure resulting in elevated discord between these two units of events.
Among state events, AIUDF, Trinamool Congress, AIMIM, CPI, DMK, Naga People’s Front, and Samajwadi Party opposed the proposal to carry simultaneous elections.
The AIADMK, All Jharkhand Students Union, Apna Dal (Soney Lal), ASOM Gana Parishad, Biju Janata Dal, Lok Janshakti Party (R), Mizo National Front, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, Shiv Sena, Janata Dal (United), Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, Shiromani Akali Dal, and United People’s Party Liberal supported the proposal.
Others together with Bharat Rashtra Samiti, Indian Union Muslim League, Jammu And Kashmir National Conference, Janata Dal (Secular), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kerala Congress (M), Nationalist Congress Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Sikkim Democratic Front, Telugu Desam Party, and YSR Congress Party didn’t reply.
Among different events, CPI(ML) Liberation, Social Democratic Party of India opposed it, whereas Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal, Bharatiya Samaj Party, Gorakha National Liberal Front, Hindustani Aavam Morcha, Rashtriya Lok Jan Shakti Party, Rashtrawadi Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) had been amongst those that opposed.
The report additionally mentioned that at an all-party assembly in 2019, which was attended by 19 political events to debate important reforms in governance, simultaneous elections was among the many points mentioned and 16 of them favoured it.
Only three events opposed the thought, it mentioned.
According to the report, within the 2019 assembly the events that had supported the thought are: the BJP, Nationalist Congress Party, Janata Dal (United), YSR Congress, Biju Janata Dal, Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Lok Janshakti Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, Apna Dal, All Jharkhand Students Union, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, National Democratic Progressive Party, National People’s Party, People’s Democratic Party, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, and Republican Party of India supported the proposal.
The CPI(M), AIMIM and the RSP had been the one events that had opposed it.
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First Published: Mar 14 2024 | 3:01 PM IST
