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BJP has now intensified its campaign on ‘One Country, One Election’. JPC will also submit its report on this in the next session and in the same session, the government is preparing to bring the 129th Constitution Amendment Bill, but the biggest challenge at the moment is the lack of two-thirds majority. This is the reason why BJP is now reaching out to different sections of the society and is trying to weaken the opposition’s opposition by making this idea an issue of national interest. In a big meeting with the business community in Delhi today, the party leaders enumerated its economic benefits.
BJP held a meeting with the business community in Delhi on Saturday. In the meeting, the party leaders said that if the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are held together, the country will get huge economic benefits. Thousands of crores will be saved in election expenses.
The hindrance in development work due to repeated imposition of code of conduct will end. BJP leaders claimed that this step can increase GDP by 1 to 1.5 percent.
What will be the benefit of ‘One Country, One Election’?
Thousands of crores will be saved in election expenses.
Freedom from repeated code of conduct.
Continuity in development work.
Estimated 11.5% increase in GDP.
BJP stressed on this point in today’s meeting that this will provide a stable business environment to the traders. Frequent elections also hamper the work of the traders.
But there are no less political challenges in the way of this ambitious scheme. The government is going to introduce the 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the next session of Parliament. To get it passed, a two-third majority is required in both the houses, which the BJP and NDA do not have at present. This is the reason why the bill has been sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee i.e. JPC.
The opposition says that this proposal is against the spirit of the Constitution and the federal structure. The Punjab government has clearly called it an attack on the autonomy of the states.
Let us know what are the major obstacles?
129th Constitutional Amendment is necessary.
2/3 majority is required in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Proposal sent to JPC.
Opposition from Congress and regional parties.
Opposition governments also called it: Against the spirit of the Constitution
However, BJP is trying to overcome political challenges by raising awareness in favor of this issue among every section of the society, so that it becomes the voice of the people and the opposition state governments and the opposition in Parliament cannot oppose it.
Fight between BJP and opposition over the bill
BJP is already working on a strategy to weaken the negative campaign of the opposition. The party claims that more than 5,000 bodies and organizations have sent a proposal to the President and supported this initiative. Today, there was a dialogue with the business class, in the coming days, the series of meetings with farmers and youth will be intensified.
BJP says that this is not just a political reform, but a step towards economic revolution and through all these public dialogue programs, it will already neutralize the opposition’s opposition. In such a situation, it is clear that one country, one election is no longer just an idea for BJP, but has become a big political campaign. The opposition is calling it against the Constitution and the federal structure.
But BJP is trying to make it an issue of national interest by going among the society. Now the real question is whether the central government will be able to pass this 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which requires a two-thirds majority, or this initiative will get stuck due to opposition.
