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The Law Minister requested the Speaker to refer the One Nation One Election Bill amidst a strong protest by the Congress, Samajwadi Party and other opposition party. Amid rumblings within the INDIA bloc, the Opposition parties led by Trinamool Congress (TMC), Samajwadi Party (SP) and few others seem to have joined forces in targeting the Centre over the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill. Read more.
.. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution Amendment Bill for ‘One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE Bill) in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Most of the INDIA BLOC members opposed the bill saying it is anti federal. The bill has been put to vote on whether to admit or not. For the first time electronic machine is being used for voting is taking place.
The government asked the Speaker to refer the Bill to the Parliamentary Panel even as the Congress demanded its "withdrawal". Opposing the introduction of the Bill, Congress MP Manish Tewari said the proposal is "beyond this House's legislative competence" and demanded it must be "withdrawn immediately". "Beyond the 7th Schedule of the Constitution lies the basic structure doctrine, which outlines certain features of the Indian Constitution that even the amending powers of this House cannot alter", he said as the Bill was moved in the Lok Sabha.
The Law Minister requested the Speaker to refer the One Nation One Election Bill amidst a strong protest by the Congress, Samajwadi Party and other opposition party. The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will now form the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to further study the Bill. The Simultaneous Elections Bill, popularly known as The One Nation, One Election or ONOE Bill also known as Simultaneous Elections Bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on Thursday.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Tuesday introduced ..
