Earlier, the JPC had met on July 11 and held interactions with legal experts, including former Chief Justices of India, Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud.
While Justice JS Khehar was forthright that bill may fall short of legality and constitutionality in other aspects, Justice DY Chandrachud was guarded, says an oppn MP.
An Opposition MP, it is learnt, said that if more amendments were needed to ensure Centre's proposal clears judicial scrutiny, the 2 ONOE bills 'were clearly not desirable'.
Law ministry gives presentation running into thousands of pages; BJP MP says Kovind panel consulted over 25,000 citizens, with 'overwhelming majority' in favour.
The Kovind Committee claims that the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct results in “governance deficit”. This argument is popular with people who haven’t actually read the MCC.
ONOE will ensure that elected central and state governments have at least 4.5 years to focus on doing the right things instead of frittering away time worrying about re-elections.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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