NEW DELHI: The first meeting of the 39-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on ‘one nation, one election’ is scheduled for Jan 8, indicating the govt’s urgency in pushing forward the contentious proposal despite significant opposition.Sources said law ministry officials will brief the panel on key features of the bill, highlighting how the country will benefit.The…
NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) tasked with examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has been constituted, featuring 39 members, 27 from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha. BJP MP PP Chaudhary has been appointed as the Chairperson of the committee, marking…
NEW DELHI: In the proposed bills on ‘one nation one election‘, to be tabled in Lok Sabha Monday, the government has argued that there is an imperative need for holding simultaneous elections for various reasons as polls have become expensive and time-consuming.In the Constitution (129th) Amendment Bill, 2024, the government has stated that imposition of…
