New Delhi: A committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its detailed report on ‘One-nation, One election’ to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
The comprehensive report has strongly advocated for holding the national and state polls simultaneously.
The report, running into thousands of pages has been prepared after extensive consultations from various stakeholders, former election commissioners and constitutional experts.
The committee to study the possibility of holding simultaneous polls was formed on September 3, 2023. Its members comprised of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior advocate Harish Salve and more.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time and again underlined the need for clubbing the national and state elections together to save huge expenses and also utilise the time for bettering governance.
‘One-nation, One-election’ was also one of the major poll planks of the BJP in the 2019 Parliamentary elections.
IANS
Woman ASI suspended for hugging BJP’s Hyderabad LS seat candidate
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner K. Sreenivas Reddy has suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police for hugging BJP's Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat candidate K. Madhavi Latha. In a video, widely...
Delhi’s Vigilance Department terminates CM Kejriwal’s Private Secretary
New Delhi: The Directorate of Vigilance of Government of Delhi has issued an order for termination of Bibhav Kumar, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Private Secretary. The order read: “Consequent upon...
TMC delegation meets EC officials over ‘misuse’ of central agencies
Kolkata: A 10-member delegation of Trinamool Congress met Election Commission officials in New Delhi on Monday to register a complaint against the alleged “misuse of central agencies” in West Bengal....
India doesn’t need lessons from any country on rule of law: Vice Prez Dhankhar
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that India is a democratic nation with a robust judiciary which can not be compromised by any individual or any group....
K’taka Governor returns temple tax bill, seeks answers
Bengaluru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has returned the controversial Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024 proposing tax for temples, and asked if the state government has any...
ECI replaces Bengal DGP again within 24 hours
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has replaced the Director General Police in West Bengal on Tuesday within just 24 hours since Vivek Sahay was designated for the chair...
ECI shakes up administrative posts ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring a level playing field for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has undertaken a significant reshuffle of...
ECI releases fresh data on funding to political parties through electoral bonds
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers....
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar appointed election commissioners, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led three-member committee on Thursday picked bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as election commissioners. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury shared this information with...
ECI seeks written report from Bengal govt on ‘free & fair polls’
Kolkata: Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a written report from the West Bengal government on the action taken as well as on the tentative blueprint of the state...
Web portal for citizenship seekers launched, ‘CAA-2019’ mobile App to come soon
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday launched a web portal for facilitating the registration of people, seeking citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019. The...
Citizenship Amendment Act rules notified
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), paving the way for granting of citizenship to people of certain faiths facing...
