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Updated: Nov 01, 2024 14:40 IST
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 1 (Desk): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday welcomed the idea of implementing One Nation One Election, saying that the demand for its implementation has been going on for a long time.
“We welcome the one nation one election. There has been a demand for one nation one election for a long time. One nation one election will be implemented under the leadership of PM Modi…BJP will get the support to implement the one nation one election,” he told Desk
Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that his government was working towards achieving One Nation One Poll which will ensure simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
“We are now working towards One Nation One Election, which will strengthen India’s democracy, give optimum outcome of India’s resources and the country will gain new momentum in achieving the dream of a developed India. Today, India is moving towards One Nation One Civil Code that is a Secular Civil Code,” he said.
The PM, while speaking at Kevadia, Gujarat was paying tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, and also highlighted the “unprecedented” achievement for the unity and integrity of India.
“Today, commitment to national unity is visible in every work and every mission of the government. As true Indians, we must celebrate every effort towards national unity with enthusiasm and energy, strengthening new resolve, hopes, and excitement,” PM Modi said.
However, Congress has rejected the idea of implementing One Nation One Election, saying that the PM has to take everyone in Parliament into confidence for this issue.
Following PM’s speech, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge dismissed the One Nation and One election concept as ‘impossible.’
Speaking to reporters, Congress President Kharge said, “What PM Modi has said, he will not do it, because when it comes in the parliament, he has to take everybody into confidence, then only this will happen. This is impossible, ‘One Nation One Election’ is impossible.” (Desk)
