Bills related to one nation, one election to be introduced in LS on Dec 16
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New Delhi: Two "one nation, one election"-related Bills have been put on the government's list for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill will be introduced in the Lower House by Union Law Minister Meghwal.
The ruling BJP took a major step towards implementing its key plank of "one nation, one election" on Thursday as the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the constitutional amendment bill to roll out the concept of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, PTI reported.
Two draft legislations, including one simple bill to amend provisions in laws dealing with three Union territories with legislative assemblies to align them with the Constitution amendment bill, were given the nod by the Cabinet.
The proposed constitutional amendment bill would deal with making provisions for holding Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly elections together.
While a high-level committee led by former president Ram Nath Kovind on simultaneous polls had also proposed holding municipality and panchayat elections along with the national and state elections in a phased manner, the Cabinet has decided to stay away, "as of now", from the manner in which local body elections are conducted.