Committee on One Nation One Election Set to Convene Its First Meeting Today:
The inaugural meeting of the ‘One Nation One Election’ committee, established to examine the policy, is scheduled for Wednesday, with former President Ram Nath Kovind chairing the gathering, as per sources, the meeting is set to take place at a residence in the national capital.
The Union Law Ministry appointed eight committee members on Saturday, with former President Ram Nath Kovind serving as its chair. The committee’s task is to assess the feasibility of concurrent elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities, and panchayats.
Besides the Chairperson, the committee includes Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, The committee features former Finance Commission chairperson NK Singh, senior advocate Harish Salve, The committee also features former Finance Commission chairperson NK Singh, senior advocate Harish Salve, The committee also features former. The committee also includes former Finance Commission chairperson NK Singh, senior advocate Harish Salve, former Lok Sabha Secretary General Subhash C Kashyap, and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari.
However, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, initially named a member of the High-Level Committee (HLC) established by the Centre, has declined to participate, citing concerns that its “terms of reference have been framed to predetermine its conclusions.”
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