NEW DELHI: The first meeting of the parliamentary panel on ‘One Nation, One Election’ is all set to take place on January 8, PTI news agency reported citing sources. Last week, the Parliament passed the motion on forming the panel which will now have 39 members to ensure representation of maximum states and the joint…
NEW DELHI: The decks for a parliamentary scrutiny of the twin bills to roll out the one nation, one election (ONOE) project have been cleared with the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) which will be headed by former law minister P P Chaudhary.Just before being adjourned sine die Friday, Parliament passed the motion…
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…
Ex-Union minister P P Choudhary, a BJP MP from Rajasthan’s Pali, is set to lead the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on ‘one nation, one election’ bills. Speaker Om Birla is said to have finalised the names of 21 Lok Sabha members. The rest 10 MPs in the panel will be from Rajya Sabha.The JPC has…
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (left) and Anurag Singh Thakur / File photos NEW DELHI: The central government will be sending the bills meant for simultaneous elections to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), comprising 31 parliamentarians, including Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi, Manish Tewari, BJP’s Anurag Singh Thakur and Anil Baluni.The JPC for the “One Nation One Election”…
NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Tuesday took a big step forward to implement its dream of “one nation, one election” by successfully introducing two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country. The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha by law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal after…
NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to send notices to around 20 members of parliament (MPs), who were absent during voting on the bill meant for the “one nation, one election” in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, reported a news agency ANI citing sources.The MPs from the BJP were absent in the…
NEW DELHI: Law minister Arjun Meghwal on Tuesday introduced two bills aimed at conducting simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, as part of the ‘one nation, one election’ initiative, which sparked strong opposition protests.The bills, however, failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the lower house, receiving 269 votes in favour and 198 against.Opposition…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Tuesday rejected the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill which was tabled in the Lok Sabha today. After the introduction, Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal is expected to request that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla refer the Bill to a Joint Committee for broader consultations, as per TOI sources.The bill…
After the two bills are tabled in LS, they are likely to be referred to a joint parliamentary panel. NEW DELHI: Govt on Sunday dropped the two bills on one nation, one election (ONOE)from its revised list of business for Monday in Lok Sabha. Sources later said the two important bills will be introduced in…
