CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin on Monday appealed to all democratic forces to unite and battle “tooth and nail” towards the simultaneous ballot laws “imposed within the garb of electoral reform”, and save India, its range and the Structure. He claimed the BJP-led authorities on the Centre lacked majority to cross the vital laws that threatened to change India’s polity without end. “But, a brazen try is being made to settle scores and deflect consideration from the BJP’s failures to handle core points affecting the nation’s progress,” Stalin mentioned in a submit on social media platform ‘X’.
“#INDIA will resist the anti-federal & impractical ‘One nation one election’ as it is going to push the nation into the perils of unitary type of governance, killing its range and democracy within the course of,” he mentioned. The Union BJP authorities, he mentioned, sought to push it with an ulterior motive of conducting a presidential type of election, which is towards the spirit of our Structure.
“The proposed invoice, if handed and carried out, will take away the authorized checks and balances put in place within the type of periodic elections by the framers of our nice Structure to stop the nation from slipping into anarchy and totalitarianism,” he mentioned. Additionally, state elections would lose their political significance and regional sentiments and variety can be destroyed, Stalin additional mentioned.
“All of the democratic forces should unite & battle tooth and nail towards this abomination imposed within the garb of electoral reform, to save lots of India, its range and the Structure,” Stalin urged. A constitutional modification invoice for holding Lok Sabha and meeting elections concurrently is more likely to be launched in Parliament on Tuesday and might be referred to a joint committee of the 2 Homes.
The Union Cupboard final week determined to carry simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies however opted to depart “as of now” how native physique polls are held.
