The PM thanked BJP President Nitin Nabin for organising the foundation day event, while expressing confidence of doing well in the upcoming elections in the five states.
PM's Economic Advisory Council says simultaneous Lok Sabha & assembly elections would reduce polling personnel deployment by 28 per cent, saving 1.04 crore polling personnel-days over five years.
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.
International media also reports on how an entire Maharashtra village went from 'rags to riches' and is now creating its own jobs to sustain development.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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