While holding simultaneous elections may be economically viable, the opposition may have a point that the Modi government could be ignoring the citizens’ right to remove non-performing governments’.
Criticism comes in wake of Ram Nath Kovind-led panel advocating for ‘one nation, one election’ in its report submitted to President Droupadi Murmu Thursday.
Party expressed support for the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’, but also raised issues such as setting up of EVMs & poll expenses, in contrast to DMK’s outright opposition.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal believes it is a misconception that people will make the same choice for Lok Sabha and Assembly if elections are held together.
In a public notice, the high-level committee said the suggestions received by 15 January on the committee’s website or sent by e-mail would be taken up for consideration.
Apart from One Nation, One Election, there is a strong similarity between 1967 and 2023—a dominant party at the helm, and a politics that’s bringing oddballs of opposition together.
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