Madhya Pradesh HC ex-judge Rohit Arya to head BJP’s ‘one nation, one election’ state committee
The Hindutva party also named Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava as a convener of the committee.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rohit Arya as its coordinator for a state committee on the “one nation, one election” proposal, reported Bar and Bench on Monday.
Arya joined the Hindutva party in July, three months after he retired as a High Court judge. He had drawn attention for several controversial rulings during his judicial tenure.
Along with Arya, the Hindutva party also named Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava as a convener of the committee, reported The Indian Express.
Quoting unidentified sources, PTI reported on Monday that the purpose of the committee is to spread awareness about the “one nation, one election” proposal in Madhya Pradesh.
“Holding simultaneous elections in the country is one of the most important issues of national interest,” the news agency quoted Bhargava as saying. “Synchronised polls will also boost development. We will try to convey this to people.”
On December 17, the Union government introduced the Constitution One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws Amendment Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha. The bills would enable the conduct of simultaneous elections to the Lower House of Parliament and the state Assemblies.
A Joint Parliamentary Committee is deliberating on the matter. A timeline for the implementation of simultaneous elections, if the bills are passed by Parliament, is not clear.
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