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Tejashwi Yadav on ONOE: Former Deputy CM of Bihar and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, opposed the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, calling it an attack on the constitutional structure. Along with this, he termed ‘one country one election’ as the agenda of RSS.
Taking a big step towards electoral reforms, the Central Government today introduced the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill in the Lok Sabha. The government claims that this will reduce election expenses and increase administrative efficiency. However, the opposition strongly opposed it. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav made a sharp attack on BJP’s claim of saving expenses and said that PM Modi’s advertisements cost more than this.
‘Government wants to implement RSS agenda’
Tejashwi Yadav says, ‘This is an attack on the constitutional structure. Modi government wants to implement the agenda of RSS in the entire country. That’s why we say that these people are anti-constitutional. Now they are saying ‘One Nation, One Election’. Next we will say ‘One Nation One Party’ and then we will say ‘One Nation, One Leader’.
Tejashwi’s attack on BJP’s claim
On BJP’s claim of saving expenses, he said, ‘These people do not talk on real issues. Expenses will be saved… How much does PM Modi spend in advertising? More money is spent on advertising than on elections. Tell us how much has been spent on advertising so far in 11 years. One who cannot conduct elections in 4-5 states simultaneously… cannot conduct elections in Bihar in one phase, what can be expected from him that One Nation will conduct one election.
‘One Nation, One Election’ bill introduced in Lok Sabha
The government on Tuesday introduced the bill providing for simultaneous holding of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the country in the Lower House amid strong opposition from opposition parties. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the ‘Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024’ and the related ‘Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ in the Lower House, providing for simultaneous holding of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the country. Which was strongly opposed by the opposition parties.
How many votes were cast in favor and against the bill?
The bill was introduced after division of votes in the House. 269 ​​votes were cast in favor of introducing the bill, while 198 votes were cast against it. After this, Meghwal also introduced the ‘Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ after the consent of the House by voice vote.
After the introduction of both the bills, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings of the House till 3 pm at around 1.55 pm. This was the first time that voting on a bill took place in the new Parliament House and it was also the first time that voting took place electronically.
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