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Jagdeep Dhankhar Moans Chaotic Parliament Session

Jagdeep Dhankhar Moans Chaotic Parliament Session

Parliament Winter Session Protests Over Amit Shah’s “Ambedkar Is The Fashion” Remark. New Delhi: Parliament’s winter session – its final week roiled by mud-slinging and protests by MPs over Amit Shah’s “Ambedkar is the fashion” remark and disruptions and fractious debates over the ‘one nation, one election‘ push – concluded Friday afternoon, with a stern message from Rajya Sabha Chair. “The world watches our democracy. Yet we fail our citizens through our conduct. These Parliamentary disruptions mock public trust and expectations. Our fundamental duty to serve with diligence lies neglected,” Jagdeep Dhankhar said. “Where reasoned dialogue should prevail, we witness only chaos. I urge every Parliamentarian, regardless of party, to examine their conscience,” Mr Dhankhar, against whom the opposition also filed a no-confidence motion, that was slapped down on procedural grounds, lamented on X after adjourning the Upper House. “We squander precious opportunities that could serve the greater good of our people. I hope MPs will introspect deeply and citizens exercise accountability.” The world watches our democracy, yet we fail our citizens through our conduct. …

Numbers Behind ‘One Nation, One Poll’, Can Bill Pass?

Numbers Behind ‘One Nation, One Poll’, Can Bill Pass?

New Delhi: The ruling BJP does not have – as on Tuesday evening – the numbers to push through the Lok Sabha the two bills to amend the Constitution and guide its ‘one nation, one election‘ dream a step closer to reality. The bills – one proposing changes to the duration and dissolution of state legislatures and linking their terms to the Lok Sabha, and a second proposing similar changes to the legislatures of the union territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry – were tabled in the Lower House today. Their tabling triggered expected fierce protests from the opposition, with the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the Trinamool, the DMK, and a raft of smaller parties, including the AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi, all attacking a proposal they said subverts the basic structure of the Constitution. Two of the BJP’s allies – Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Telugu Desam Party and the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde – expressed support. And the BJP itself came out swinging in its defence, with …

What Is It, How Will It Work

The last round of simultaneous state and central government elections was in 1967 (File). New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has cleared the ‘one nation, one election‘ proposal that will eventually see simultaneous voting for state and union governments, as well as urban bodies or panchayats. The Cabinet on Wednesday accepted the report of the panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind that said there is “unanimous” support for the ‘one nation, one election’ idea. The BJP has firmly backed the proposal, saying it saves time and money, but nearly two dozen parties, led by the Congress, have argued it is impractical and unnecessary. What Is ‘One Nation, One Election’? Simply put, it means Lok Sabha, Assembly, and local body (urban or rural) elections will be held in the same year, if not at the same time. This was the norm from independence to 1967; four electoral cycles were held in that period, beginning with the first general election in 1951/52. But this was the practice only thrice more – for the 1957, 1962, and …