Opposition leaders question move to set up 'one nation, one election' panel
INDIA alliance has rattled the ruling BJP which caused the government to set up a committee under former president Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of holding assembly and national elections simultaneously.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called the government's move a «diversion and distraction».
«No matter how many diversions and distractions the ruling regime throws at the people, the citizens of India shall not be betrayed anymore,» Kharge said on X, without making any direct reference to the formation of the committee.
Kharge asserted that the countdown of this «autocratic government's» exit has begun. «140 Cr Indians have decided to usher change.»
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said the 'one nation, one election' move happened because of the INDIA alliance meeting.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said the country is already «one» and no one is questioning that.
«We demand fair elections, not 'one nation one election'.
This move of 'one nation, one election' is being brought to divert attention from our demand for fair election,» he added.
The Rajya Sabha MP also questioned the need for a special session of Parliament, scheduled to be held from September 18 to 22, during the Ganpati festival.
CPI leader D Raja said Prime Minister Narendra Modi always talks about India being the mother of democracy but the government has taken a unilateral decision without discussing with other political parties.
Priyanka Kakkar of the Aam Aadmi Party said the move betrays the «panic» in the ruling party after they saw the unity of opposition parties under the INDIA bloc.
«First they reduced LPG prices by Rs 200 and now the panic is so much that they are thinking of amending the Constitution. They have realised
