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New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is going to hold a meeting on ‘One Nation, One Election’ on April 22 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, sources said.
Reports reaching in the first session, there will be an interaction with Justice Hemant Gupta, former judge of the Supreme Court. This will be followed by a session with Justice SN Jha, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The next session will include Dr Justice BS Chauhan, former Supreme Court judge and Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India. The final session will be with Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Rajya Sabha Member and Senior Advocate.
Earlier, speaking about the upcoming launch of the website for the JPC on ‘One Nation, One Election’, the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), PP Chaudhary, told media persons: “The committee took decisions on two major things — the advertisement will be printed in all languages so that all stakeholders can give their opinions… Secondly, the website will facilitate inputs from all stakeholders… This is being examined by the Secretary General… The development of technology is taking time to ensure the website doesn’t crash… The website will be launched soon with a QR code facility. Suggestions will be collected, and Parliamentarians will review them…”
Talking about the JPC’s state tour, he said, “The committee believes that it should visit all states and hear their opinions, which is why the tour is being organised. Maharashtra will be covered first, then Uttarakhand in May. Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Chandigarh (encompassing Punjab and Haryana), will be covered in June, categorised according to different areas…”
Chaudhary stated, “Elections happen every 5-6 months somewhere in the country… The MPs and MLAs remain in election mode around the year… The work that needs to happen quickly in the nation doesn’t happen that fast. If the ‘One Nation, One Election’ cycle is maintained, Viksit Bharat can be achieved much earlier than 2047… However, the Union government now believes that the elections for Panchayats, Municipalities, and local self-governments must be held within 100 days of the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections.”
