Former President Kovind to Lead Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’
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Former President Kovind to Lead Committee on 'One Nation, One Election'
New Delhi: The Central government has formed a high-level panel, led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, to study the ‘one nation, one election‘ proposal, which aims to synchronize Lok Sabha and state Assembly polls across India.
This announcement comes ahead of a special parliamentary session scheduled from September 18 to 22, sparking speculation about the proposal’s discussion during the session.
The ‘one nation, one election‘ concept, previously supported by the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks to reinstate simultaneous elections, a practice followed until 1967 but interrupted due to premature dissolutions of some state Assemblies and the Lok Sabha.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.