Parliament session LIVE: One nation, one election bills tabled in Lok Sabha

Parliament session LIVE: Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP has declared ‘unwavering’ support to one nation, one election bills introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav opposes bills for simultaneous polls, calls them an attempt by BJP to bring in ‘dictatorship’ in country.

Parliament session LIVE: Congress member Manish Tewari says that the bills related to one nation, one election assault on the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution.

“Introduction, consideration of one nation, one election bills beyond the legislative competence of this House, urge govt to withdraw it,” he says in the Lok Sabha.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has moved the ‘one nation, one election’ bill for introduction in the Lok Sabha.

Day after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi made headlines by carrying a pro-Palestine bag to Parliament, she and other Opposition members was seen carrying another tote bag on Tuesday displaying messages against atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh. Read more.

“Our nation is indebted to Constituent assembly members who shaped our Constitution,” Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha J P Nadda says.

Parliament session LIVE: The government is making efforts continuously to increase the income of farmers and various schemes are in place for it, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan says in the Lok Sabha.

“The focus is on increasing production, reduce cost of production and ensure adequate price for the produce, among others,” he says.

“When we talk about culture, many people feel that we are not progressive. I want to bring to their attention that the original copy of the Constitution also had the imprint of the caves of Ajanta and Ellora. We also see an imprint of lotus on it. The lotus reflects the fact that after coming out of the mud and swamp and fighting for freedom, we are ready to stand with a new morning and stand with the new Constitution. That is why our Constitution also inspires us with the lotus that despite all the troubles, we will leave no stone unturned in strengthening democracy,” JP Nadda says in the Rajya Sabha.

Parliament session LIVE: Opposition MPs are carrying bags with slogans related to the plight of minorities in Bangladesh. Watch video.

BJP chief JP Nadda is speaking on the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha.

“This festival that we celebrate in a way strengthens our dedication to the constitution and our commitment to it. I believe that we will make good use of this opportunity to fulfil the national goal,” he says.

Opposition MPs are holding a protest over atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh inside the Parliament premises, reports ANI.

As the Centre is set to table one nation, one election bill in Lok Sabha today, BJP leader Giriraj Singh urges all MPs and political parties to unite on the issue.

“The whole Parliament, including the Opposition, should unite on this because this is not something new. Elections used to happen simultaneously till 1967. Congress has made its mind to oppose anything that is brought by PM Modi. ‘One Nation, One Election’ is for the country, development, people want it, the whole Opposition should support the Bill,” he tells reporters.

Parliament session LIVE: Parliamentary proceedings have begun in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Parliament session LIVE: On one nation, one election, Union minister Kiren Rijiju says that simultaneous polls are a very important issue for the nation.

“It’s not for the party or any other individual, it’s for the country. When the bill for one nation, one election will be introduced, I hope that the country will see Congress play a negative game. When India got independence, for 2 decades India had one nation, one election,” Rijiju tells ANI.

“It was only after Congress misused Article 356, then there were different elections between Parliament and some of the states…Does Congress mean to say that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s government for so long was illegal because that time, it was one nation, one election?”

On one nation, one election, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal tells ANI: “Every Parliamentarian should consider it with an open mind… Why are they (the opposition) outright rejecting without debating something that was initiated with the creation of the Constitution and implemented for the next 20 years?…”

Parliament session LIVE: Lok Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday moved a privilege notice against Union minister Kiren Rijiju over his remarks made on the floor of the House on December 13 and sought for the matter to be moved to the privileges committee. Read more.

Parliament session LIVE: TMC MP Saugata Roy says that the bill for simultaneous polls is ‘anti-federalistic’.

“We shall oppose the introduction of the Bill. It is anti-federalistic,” he tells PTI.

Parliament session LIVE: “It is a need of the country. What the government is doing is the opposition’s job. Whenever, MCC gets imposed, developmental work gets halted. That’s why there is a need for ‘One Nation, One Election’ in the country,” Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar tells PTI.

On bill to hold simultaneous elections, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule tells ANI: “We are demanding JPC should be done and discussions should take place. Our party is demanding JPC.”

Parliament session LIVE: On One nation, one election bill, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari tells ANI: “It would have been better if an all-party meeting would have been called where there should have been discussions regarding this. But the Govt has brought this issue to divert from other important ones. They clearly know that to make Constitutional changes, they neither have a majority in the Lok Sabha nor Rajya Sabha…”

Parliament session LIVE: Congress MP Vijay Vasanth has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss ‘India’s deepening unemployment crisis’, reports ANI.

He cites CMIE and PLFS data, which show the unemployment rate at 7.8% in September 2024.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the ongoing hunger strike by farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal which has entered its 21st day for the farmers issue.

Congress MP Manish Tewari has given an Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, opposing the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill.

The Union Cabinet had in September accepted the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections. The panel was headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind.

The recommendations were outlined in a report by a high-level panel chaired by former President Kovind.

The panel recommended the implementation of simultaneous polls in two phases. It recommended holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously in the first phase and conducting local body elections (panchayat and municipalities) within 100 days of general elections.

It said there should be a common electoral roll for all elections.

The bill which will pave way for ‘One Nation, One Election’ is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. The listed agenda of Lok Sabha for Tuesday includes the Constitution Amendment Bill concerning simultaneous elections.

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill will be introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal.

Moving ahead with its ‘one nation, one election’ plan, the government in September accepted the recommendations of the high-level committee for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner.

The panel, chaired by former president Ram Nath Kovind, made 11 recommendations after a nationwide consensus-building effort. Read more here