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NEW DELHI: The government has moved to increase the strength of the joint committee of Parliament that will scrutinise the two bills proposing simultaneous elections from 31 MPs to 39, giving representation to more parties. The list of Lok Sabha MPs proposed by the government now includes one member each from the Shiv Sena, CPI and the Lok Janshakti Party, …

Amid din, Lok Sabha sends ONOE bills to joint committee of two Houses

NEW DELHI: Amid uproar over Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks related to B R Ambedkar, the Lok Sabha on Friday referred the two bills on simultaneous polls to a joint committee of Parliament. Instead of taking up the Question Hour, Speaker Om Birla asked Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to move the resolution to refer the Constitution Bill, 2024 and …

Lok Sabha Sabha Joint Committee

Home Minister Amit Shah revealed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested referring the One Nation, One Election bills to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed examination. Shah’s statement came after Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tabled the Constitution Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha. The bills aim to synchronise Lok …

NEW DELHI: The committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, focusing on the 'One Nation, One Election' initiative, has invited suggestions from the public to enhance the existing legal and administrative framework, enabling simultaneous elections across the country. Former president Kovind has endorsed the concept of simultaneous elections and has urged all political parties to rally behind the idea …

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NEW DELHI: A high-level committee on simultaneous elections headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind held its first meeting on Saturday and decided to invite political parties and the Law Commission to seek their views on holding synchronised polls in the country, a statement said. Home Minister Amit Shah, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, former Leader of the Opposition in …