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The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) looking into ‘One Nation, One Election’ met 12 Padma awardees from Karnataka connected Monday (May 18) to elicit their opinions connected holding simultaneous elections successful the country.
The JPC was successful Bengaluru to clasp a consultation with assorted stakeholders connected the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill connected the contented of simultaneous elections successful India.
While each of them welcomed the determination citing stability, simplification successful nationalist expenditure, and much clip for governance, 2 Padma awardees besides offered words of caution. “The conception has to beryllium implemented carefully, protecting the ideology and rights of the States,” said K.S. Jayalakshmi, exertion of Sanskrit regular Sudharma. Prahlada R. Rao, erstwhile DRDO director, said that the elections volition beryllium hard to synchronise, but it is implementable with a due strategy.
Noted instrumentalist and Grammy Award victor Ricky Kej highlighted the interaction connected the situation amid governmental instability and insecurity implicit continuation successful nationalist representatives’ terms, and welcomed the policy.
