The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill was introduced on Wednesday, PTI reported.
The parliamentary panel will deliberate on the invoice which proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and state meeting elections. The panel contains 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
Union legislation minister Arjun Meghwal tabled the Structure (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Modification) Invoice 2024 and the Union Territories Legal guidelines (Modification Invoice) 2024 within the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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The Structure (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Modification) Invoice, 2024′ and ‘The Union Territories Legal guidelines (Modification) Invoice, 2024’, which suggest simultaneous elections for each Lok Sabha and state assemblies, was launched within the decrease home as we speak.
Within the division, 269 members voted in favour of the invoice’s introduction, whereas 196 voted towards it.
Listed below are the 21 Lok Sabha MPs who’ve been named as members of the JPC:-
| S.NO | LOK SABHA MEMBER |
|---|---|
| 1. | PP CHAUDHARY |
| 2. | CM RAMESH |
| 3. | BANSURI SWARAJ |
| 4. | PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA |
| 5. | ANURAG SINGH THAKUR |
| 6. | VISHNU DAYAL RAM |
| 7. | BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB |
| 8. | SAMBIT PATRA |
| 9. | ANIL BALUNI |
| 10. | VISHNU DATT SHARMA |
| 11. | PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA |
| 12. | MANISH TEWARI |
| 13. | SUKHDEO BHAGAT |
| 14. | DHARMENDRA YADAV |
| 15. | KALYAN BANERJEE |
| 16. | TM SELVAGANAPATHI |
| 17. | SUPRIYA SULE |
| 18. | GM HARSH BALAYOGI |
| 19. | SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE |
| 20. | CHANDAN CHAUHAN |
| 21. | BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI |
In response to the notification issued on Wednesday, the JPC will make a report and undergo the Home by the primary day of the final week of the Funds Session.
Opposition slams ‘One Nation, One Election’ invoice
The opposition parties together with Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and others have criticised the ‘One Nation, One Election’ invoice, calling it “towards federalism”.
“The federal government is arguing that crores of rupees are being spent in organizing elections and it’s attempting to economize. To conduct a Lok Sabha election, ₹3700 crores is spent, this determine was given by ECI throughout the 2024 LS elections. ₹3,700 crores is 0.02 per cent of the annual price range. To save lots of the 0.02 per cent expenditure of the annual price range, they wish to finish all the federal construction of India and provides extra energy to the ECI,” Congress deputy chief within the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi was quoted by ANI as saying.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee too opposed the invoice, saying,”It hits the essential construction of the Structure. It’s opposite to Article 83 sub-article 2(1)… Thirdly, the state meeting will rely upon the specified doctrine of the central parliament. At any time when the parliament will dissolve, then all state elections need to be completed. State meeting and state authorities are usually not subordinate to the Parliament and the central authorities.”
(With PTI, ANI inputs)