One Nation One Election: How can it be called unconstitutional? On one country, one election, former President reminded elections held till 1967

New Delhi: Former President of the country and chairman of the committee formed on the subject of ‘One Country, One Election’, Ramnath Kovind said on Saturday that the idea of ​​holding simultaneous elections was the idea of ​​the Constitution makers, hence it cannot be unconstitutional. Ram Nath Kovind said the ‘Implementation Committee’ will consider various constitutional amendments to implement ‘One Nation, One Election’ and after that Parliament will take the final decision. Speaking at a program organized in the memory of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Delhi, he/she said that till 1967, the first four Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were held simultaneously, then how can holding simultaneous elections be called unconstitutional.

Holding simultaneous elections is not unconstitutional

The former President said that some sections say that the idea of ​​holding simultaneous elections is unconstitutional, but this is not true because the framers of the Constitution also had the same idea. Many institutions, including the Election Commission, have supported the concept in the past. Ramnath Kovind said that holding simultaneous elections will in fact further strengthen federalism as all three levels of governments will work together for five years.

What is one country, one election?

The proposal of ‘One Nation, One Election’ has been approved by the Modi Cabinet. In which it has been said that elections for the Lok Sabha and all the state assemblies will be held simultaneously across India. Until 1967, elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies were held simultaneously in India but this tradition broke after the premature dissolution of some assemblies in 1968–69 and the premature dissolution of the Lok Sabha in 1970. Let us tell you that the main objective of this proposal is to reduce election expenses and maintain continuity in administrative work. Frequent elections hinder development work and lead to over-utilization of government resources.