'One Nation, One Election' not practical, will pose challenge to federal system of India: Cong leader Chennithala
Sep 07, 2023
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 7 : Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said that the concept of 'One Nation, One Election' is not practical and will pose a challenge to the federal system of India.
Chennithala also accused the BJP-led central government of sabotaging the Indian constitution and its values and also trying to change the Constitution.
"One nation one election is not practical; it is a challenge to the federal system of India. Forming a committee with the ex-president is a disgrace to the Presidentship. They are trying to sabotage the Constitution and its values.
“They are trying to change the Indian Constitution. Modi wants to rule again, that's why they called for a sudden Parliament session," said Chennithala.
A controversy erupted after a formal invitation to foreign delegates for the G20 dinner was sent out in the name of the 'President of Bharat' and not India. Regarding this, Chennithala said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t like the name INDIA for the INDIA Bloc, so he decided to name the country Bharat.
"Narendra Modi didn't like it when we chose the name INDIA for our alliance, so he decided to name the country Bharat. India is an emotion and BJP is trying to sabotage that emotion. Modi government is scared of opposition's unity," said Chennithala.
Earlier, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said that the Commission is ready to conduct elections as per legal provisions.
“According to the legal procedures, the Constitution and RP Act, we have the mandate to conduct the election and we are ready,” Kumar said while responding to the reporters on 'One Nation, One Election, in a press conference held on the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.
"Our duty is to deliver elections before time as per constitutional provisions and the RP Act. Article 83 (2) says that 5 years will be the term of the Parliament and its corresponding section 14 of the RP Act says that 6 months before, we can announce the elections. A similar situation exists for the state assemblies. As per legal provisions, we are always ready to conduct the elections", he said.
