One Nation, One Election: High-level committee on simultaneous polls holds first meeting
PTI reported it was called to discuss the roadmap on how to go about the mandate given to the panel. Preparation of working papers, how to go about holding consultations with the stakeholders and research on the subject for an in-depth discussion were also on the agenda of the meeting. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! Paste this on click here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va91YSeGehEM6oMesj3d Home Minister Amit Shah, former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh are among the committee's members.
Congress's leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was also a member. However, in a letter to Shah, he declined to be part of the panel. ALSO READ: One Nation, One Election: Introductory meet of panel on simultaneous polls today "I have no hesitation whatsoever in declining to serve on the committee whose terms of reference have been prepared in a manner to guarantee its conclusions.
It is, I am afraid, a total eyewash," Chowdhury had said in the letter. In the notification, the government said the panel will commence functioning immediately and make recommendations "at the earliest", but did not specify a time-frame for the submission of the report. The decision to have a committee under former president Kovind had caught opposition bloc INDIA, holding its conclave in Mumbai on September 1, by surprise and further raised the political heat.
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