The Union Cabinet on Thursday reportedly approved the One Nation, One Election policy and is likely to table a comprehensive Bill on the same during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament..In March this year, a High Level Committee headed by former President of India Ram Nath Kovind had batted for the idea of 'One Nation One Election', a proposal mooted by the Central government as per which elections to the Lok Sabha and the State legislative assemblies will be held simultaneously.The panel in its report said that there is overwhelming support for holding simultaneous elections and that it will aid development and deepen democratic roots in the country.While some of the Constitutional amendments needed to bring in simultaneous elections would require ratification by states, certain amendments can be done by Parliament without the states' concurrence, the report said..On September 18, the recommendations of the High-Level Committee were accepted by the Union Cabinet.Notably, four former Chief Justices of India (CJIs) who were consulted by the Committee had expressed their support for its implementation.Former CJIs Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi, Sharad Arvind Bobde and UU Lalit participated in personal consultations and submitted written responses, all expressing support for simultaneous elections.Of the twelve former High Court judges that were consulted, nine supported the idea of simultaneous elections, while three expressed concerns and objections.Those who raised objections to the implementation of simultaneous elections include former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah; former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Girish Chandra Gupta and former Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee.
The Union Cabinet on Thursday reportedly approved the One Nation, One Election policy and is likely to table a comprehensive Bill on the same during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament..In March this year, a High Level Committee headed by former President of India Ram Nath Kovind had batted for the idea of 'One Nation One Election', a proposal mooted by the Central government as per which elections to the Lok Sabha and the State legislative assemblies will be held simultaneously.The panel in its report said that there is overwhelming support for holding simultaneous elections and that it will aid development and deepen democratic roots in the country.While some of the Constitutional amendments needed to bring in simultaneous elections would require ratification by states, certain amendments can be done by Parliament without the states' concurrence, the report said..On September 18, the recommendations of the High-Level Committee were accepted by the Union Cabinet.Notably, four former Chief Justices of India (CJIs) who were consulted by the Committee had expressed their support for its implementation.Former CJIs Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi, Sharad Arvind Bobde and UU Lalit participated in personal consultations and submitted written responses, all expressing support for simultaneous elections.Of the twelve former High Court judges that were consulted, nine supported the idea of simultaneous elections, while three expressed concerns and objections.Those who raised objections to the implementation of simultaneous elections include former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah; former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Girish Chandra Gupta and former Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee.
