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TopicOne Nation One Election

Topic: One Nation One Election

Lok Sabha extends deadline for submission of ‘One Nation, One Election’ panel report

A Joint Parliamentary Committee was set up, chaired by PP Chaudhary, after the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024.

JPC meeting on ‘One Nation, One Election’ commences at Parliament House

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.

ONOE: Ex-CJIs say bill ‘may not’ violate basic structure of Constitution, but question powers to EC

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.

‘One Nation, One Election’ JPC meeting scheduled for 22 April

Justices Hemant Gupta, SN Jha, BS Chauhan along with advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be part of the JPC sessions.

JPC meet: Attorney general backs ‘One Nation, One Election’, HC ex-chief justice says it needs tweaks

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'.

At 1st JPC meet on simultaneous polls, Oppn MPs slam ‘unconstitutional’ proposal, question cost savings

Law ministry gives presentation running into thousands of pages; BJP MP says Kovind panel consulted over 25,000 citizens, with 'overwhelming majority' in favour.

Modi govt is chasing imagined dragons with one nation, one election. Focus on real reforms

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.

Can ONOE work? It has one good argument going for it, and that’s enough

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.

India distances self from China’s claim of ‘6-point consensus’ reached at Doval-Wang Yi meet

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Our take on wealth tax, one nation one election, & RBI repo rate—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.