Madhya Pradesh: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that continuous elections being held in the country have become obstacles in the progress and development of the nation.
Participating in a seminar focused on ‘One Nation-One Election’ at the Oriental Group of Institutes in Bhopal today, Chouhan interacted with the students and made them aware of the need for ‘One Nation-One Election’.
Speaking with the reporters on the sidelines of the programme Singh highlighted that due to continuous elections, the growth of the country is inhibited, so it is essential to conduct simultaneous elections.
“Today, I raised my voice in favour of ‘One Nation One Election’ at a program in Bhopal. Continuous elections being held in the country have become obstacles in the progress and development of the nation. Due to frequent elections, growth is inhibited. Strength and energy of the bureaucrats and leaders are wasted in elections. Long term planning is not able to be done properly. Our officers also move to other states to conduct elections. Unnecessary money is also spent in the process of elections. Many times political parties and governments are afraid to take big decisions due to elections. Therefore, it is essential that elections of Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies should be held simultaneously,” Chouhan told reporters.
He further emphasised that a campaign is starting in the country for this purpose. “The drama of elections every four months should be stopped. All political parties might do anything or not but they are engaged in preparing for the elections on 365 days of a year. When will the country’s development happen? Now the public as well as students are raising the voice for one nation, one election.”
“I would like to congratulate the students here, who have decided to launch a campaign in favour of one nation one election,” he added.
Meanwhile, speaking about challenges, the Union Minister said, “There are no legal challenges. In the report of the Ram Nath Kovind committee, there is a solution to every problem. Suppose if an assembly is dissolved in mid term, then the elections will be held for the remaining time period, it will not be held for the full five years term. The way can be found and it will be.”