Following the measures' introduction, Congress, Samajwadi Party, and Trinamool Congress MPs launched scathing assaults.
The constitutional amendment legislation that would allow for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections were introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday.Following a preliminary round of debate, the opposition requested a vote split as the law minister introduced the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha. 198 members voted against it, while 269 members supported it.
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Following the measures' introduction, Congress, Samajwadi Party, and Trinamool Congress MPs launched scathing assaults.
The country's measures for simultaneous elections were rejected by Congress MP Manish Tewari, who said that they violated the fundamental structure doctrine of the Constitution.
"I urge the government to withdraw the introduction, consideration of one nation, one election bill that is outside the legislative purview of this House," he said to the Lok Sabha.
Dharmendra Yadav, an MP for the Samajwadi Party, criticized the legislation for simultaneous elections, claiming they were an attempt by the BJP to impose "dictatorship" on the nation.
"I find it hard to comprehend that, just two days ago, every possible option was exhausted in the illustrious tradition of preserving the Constitution. The fundamental spirit and framework of the Constitution have been terminated within two days of the Constitution Amendment Bill. I concur with Manish Tewari, and I speak for my party and my leader, Akhilesh Yadav, when I state that the authors of our Constitution at the time were the most knowledgeable people in the world.According to ANI, the SP MP stated, "I have no hesitation in saying this, even in this House, there was no one more learned."
"I find it hard to comprehend that, just two days ago, every possible option was exhausted in the illustrious tradition of preserving the Constitution. The fundamental spirit and framework of the Constitution have been terminated within two days of the Constitution Amendment Bill. I concur with Manish Tewari, and I speak for my party and my leader, Akhilesh Yadav, when I state that the authors of our Constitution at the time were the most knowledgeable people in the world.According to ANI, the SP MP stated, "I have no hesitation in saying this, even in this House, there was no one more learned."
Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), also criticized the measures, saying they were "just a fulfilment of one gentleman's desire and dream" rather than reforming elections.
"This proposed bill violates the fundamental framework of the Constitution, and any legislation that does so would be beyond the bounds of the law.We must keep in mind that neither the Parliament nor the federal government have any authority over the state government or state legislative assembly. ANI cited Banerjee as saying.
According to a copy of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was distributed on the evening of December 13, midterm elections will only be held to allow that legislature to finish the remaining five years of its term if the Lok Sabha or any state assembly is dissolved before the end of its entire term.
The bill proposes changing Articles 83 (duration of Houses of Parliament), 172, and 327 (authority of Parliament to make laws with respect to elections to Legislatures) and adding Article 82(A) (simultaneous elections to the House of the People and all Legislative Assemblies).
It specifies that the amendment's provisions will take effect on a "appointed date," which the President shall announce during the first Lok Sabha session following a general election.
The bill states that simultaneous elections will start in 2034 and that the "appointed date" will take place following the subsequent Lok Sabha elections in 2029.
It states that the House of the People (Lok Sabha) will serve for five years following its appointment date, and that any legislative assemblies elected after that day will serve for the same amount of time as the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi supports the Bharatiya Janata Party's 2024 election agenda, which included the idea to align elections. However, a number of political parties and activists strongly oppose the plan, claiming it will undermine democratic accountability.
The 'One ation, One Election' bill was forwarded to a Joint Parliamentary Committee, as Congress MP Jairam Ramesh had urged last week.
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