Highlighting the diversity of India, he remarked, “Karnataka has its own speciality. Kerala has its speciality, similarly, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir too have their own speciality. Unity in diversity is the beauty of this country. These people (BJP) don’t believe in democracy, diversity.”Venugopal further criticised the bills, saying, “This (one nation, one election) is not at all practical. I don’t think it will get passed in Parliament. Let’s see.”The bills, which propose the mechanism for simultaneous elections, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after a heated debate. Opposition parties criticised the draft laws — a Constitution Amendment Bill and an ordinary bill — as an attack on the federal structure of the country. However, this charge was rejected by the government.The bills were introduced after the opposition sought a division of votes.
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