First meeting of Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation, One Election to be held today at 11am in Delhi

New Delhi: First meeting of Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation, One Election to be held today at 11amam in New Delhi. The Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Dept) oficials will brief the Committee. It was called by JPC Chairman PP Chaudhary. The Union Cabinet on December 12 approved the One Nation, One Election bill in the Parliament, marking a significant step towards the electoral process. After the approval a comprehensive bill will be formed paving the way for unified elections across the nation. Today the first Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting will be held from 11 am to make the skeletal format Welcomed by many leaders, the former president of India Ram Nath Kovind was entrusted as the Chairman of the High level committee on Simultaneous Elections. Left parties have strongly opposed the ‘One Nation, One Election’ move of the government, for which two bills have been introduced in Lok Sabha, and said it is a direct assault on the federal structure and the rights of state legislatures. The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. It has been sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee to have a deep discussion on the bill. The 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill comprises 21 members from Lok Sabha including Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Manish Tewari, NCP’s Supriya Sule, TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee and BJP’s PP Chaudhary, Bansuri Swaraj and Anurag Singh Thakur. Ten members from Rajya Sabha are also included in the panel.