NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said ‘one nation, one election’ was not practical and alleged that the BJP comes up with such things to divert attention from real issues when elections approach.His remarks came after the report of the high-level committee on ‘one nation, one election’ was placed before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday.Asked about the issue, Kharge said at a press conference here,” It is not practical. It will not work. When elections come, and they are not getting any issues to raise, then they divert attention from real issues.”In response, Vaishnaw said, “The opposition might start feeling internal pressure (about One Nation One Election) as more than 80% of respondents who participated in the consultation process have expressed positive support, particularly the youth, who are very much in favour of this.”#WATCH | On Mallikarjun Kharge's remark calling 'One Nation One Election' as "impractical", Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "The opposition might start feeling internal pressure (about One Nation One Election) as more than 80% of respondents who responded during consultant… pic.twitter.com/1VPoq7f6aI— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2024 The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the ‘one nation, one election’ proposal based on recommendations from a panel chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind.The panel’s recommendations advocate for simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies as a initial step, followed by coordinated local body elections within 100 days.Furthermore, the panel proposed the establishment of an ‘Implementation Group’ to supervise the execution of these recommendations.(With inputs from PTI, ANI)
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