New Delhi: sajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav Questions were raised on Saturday about the urgency of implementing the “One Country, One Election” proposal, calling for immediate action if the government takes the initiative seriously. He said if the initiative was “so rushed” then Prime Minister Narendra Modi should “disband the government and hold another election across the country”.
“The prime minister came today to dissolve the government and hold another election across the country,” he said.
“If it’s so urgent One country, one electionthen the national government should be dissolved today and if there is such a rush, elections should be held… “Yeh log Khodne vale log hain, hum log khojne vale hain,” the SP chief told news agency ANI.
Yadav’s remarks come before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Parliament on the 75th anniversary of the promulgation of the Indian Constitution.
The “One Nation, One Election” bill, approved by the federal cabinet on Thursday, aims to achieve simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce two related bills in the Lok Sabha, namely the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill .
However, the proposal was sharply criticized by opposition leaders. Congressional leaders also expressed opposition. Senior Congress lawmaker Digvijay Singh has questioned the feasibility of the plan, especially if the state government collapses in the midterms. “If a government loses its majority in six months, will the country continue to be without governance for the next four and a half years? That’s unrealistic,” he said.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh demanded that the bill be referred to a joint committee of Parliament, arguing that it undermines the principles of federalism and democracy. He reiterated the Congress party’s long-standing opposition to the idea, citing a detailed letter from Congress president Mallikarjun Haq to former President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this year .
The Bharatiya Janata Party, on the other hand, hailed the measure as a landmark step to simplify electoral procedures and save public resources. Prime Minister Modi hailed the constitutional amendment as a step toward strengthening democracy.
The proposal has polarized political rhetoric, with several Indian bloc parties rejecting it as a threat to federal structures, while allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party welcomed the move.
