Cabinet clears 2 bills. One for simultaneous elections to LS & states will require constitutional amendment. Another for aligning polls in Delhi, Puducherry, J&K is an ordinary bill.
A country like India, with fissiparous elements in different regions, must have a strong federal government. And a strong federal government must have a uniform police structure.
On Wednesday, Union Cabinet approved ‘one nation, one election’ proposal, accepting recommendations of report by high-level committee led by former President Kovind, submitted on 15 March.
Centre has tasked Rajnath Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju to talk to Oppn on ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, it is learnt; bill on simultaneous polls likely in Winter Session.
The savings from reducing poll worker compensation and security deployment could be outweighed by the expenses of acquiring extra EVMs needed to carry out all elections in one cycle.
The Ram Nath Kovind-led panel has listed the benefits of simultaneous elections. Congress and other parties are opposing it without advancing logically tenable reasons.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has given ticket to a Hindu candidate for the first time and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has fielded two Hindus. Activists say they are simply paying lip service.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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