Eminent jurists remain split on ONOP proposal
Hindustan TimesSenior advocate Harish Salve on Monday backed the Union government’s proposal to hold simultaneous state and national elections but warned against the unrestricted power of the Election Commission as proposed in the Constitution amendment bill, people aware of developments said. Eminent jurists remain split on ONOP proposal Salve interacted with the joint parliamentary committee looking into the two bills that aim to usher in simultaneous elections. Former Delhi high court chief justice, justice AP Shah, however, opposed the idea of simultaneous elections and called it an attack on India’s federal structure, the people cited above added. In the Constitutional amendment bill, a new Article 82A was added, and clause of that article said, “If the Election Commission is of the opinion that the elections to any legislative assembly cannot be conducted along with the general election to the House of the People, it may make a recommendation to the President, to declare by an order, that the election to that legislative assembly may be conducted at a later date.” The 39-member panel is examining the Constitution Bill and the Union Territories Laws Bill – which aim to usher in simultaneous polls in India – and is scheduled to complete its report by the first day of the last week of the 2025 budget session.
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