The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the ‘one nation, one election’ proposal, as per the Kovind committee’s recommendation, announced Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The high-level committee’s report on ‘one nation, one election’ was presented to the Union Cabinet the same day. The committee, led by ex-president Ram Nath Kovind, had initially submitted its findings in March, just before the Lok Sabha election dates were declared.
The approval of the report was unanimous, Vaishnaw confirmed. The submission of the report to the Cabinet aligns with the law ministry’s agenda for the first 100 days. The committee suggested that the Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections should be conducted simultaneously as an initial measure, followed by aligned local body elections within the subsequent 100 days.
Furthermore, the committee proposed the formation of an ‘Implementation Group’ tasked with overseeing the application of the committee’s recommendations. It also advised the Election Commission of India (ECI), in collaboration with state election bodies, to prepare a unified electoral roll and voter ID cards.
Currently, the ECI oversees Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, while state election commissions manage local body elections for municipalities and panchayats. The committee’s recommendations include up to 18 constitutional amendments, the majority of which do not require ratification by state Assemblies. Nonetheless, these amendments will necessitate the passage of specific Constitution amendment Bills in Parliament.
Certain recommendations, such as those pertaining to a single electoral roll and voter ID card, will require the approval of at least half of the states. In a related development, the Law Commission is expected to release its report on simultaneous elections soon, a concept strongly supported by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It is anticipated that the Law Commission will suggest conducting concurrent elections for all three levels of government—the Lok Sabha, state Assemblies, and local bodies like municipalities and panchayats—starting with the elections in 2029, and also propose a framework for a unity government in scenarios like a hung parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a statement regarding Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar in the Shirdi rally on Thursday. Now his son and NCP MP Supriya Sule has hit back at PM Modi. Sule said that it was the Modi government which had given the country’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to Sharad Pawar for his work in the agriculture sector. The contribution of the NCP founder to the farmers should not be underestimated.
Actually, PM Modi held a rally in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district on Thursday. During this time, PM Modi had said without naming Sharad Pawar, “Some people in Maharashtra did politics only in the name of farmers. A senior leader of Maharashtra worked as the Agriculture Minister of the country. I personally respect him.” I do, but what has he done for the farmers?”
Let us tell you that Sharad Pawar was the Agriculture Minister in the Congress-led UPA government (2004-14). PM Modi also said that when Pawar was the Union Agriculture Minister, farmers were at the mercy of middlemen.
Speaking to reporters in Sindhdurg district, Supriya Sule said, “Whenever the Prime Minister comes to Maharashtra, he calls NCP an inherently corrupt party.” Sule, MP from Baramati, said, “Pawar Saheb was given Padma Vibhushan by the Modi government for his work in agriculture and politics.”
Earlier on Friday afternoon, former state minister Anil Deshmukh said that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar should have left the stage to protest in Shirdi or PM Modi should have said the right thing.
Deshmukh told reporters in Nagpur, “Ajit Dada should have left the stage (in protest) or given proper information to PM Modi, so that he can correct his statement.” Deshmukh said that PM Modi had in the past Sharad Pawar has been praised for his contribution to the farming community.
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The Narendra Modi government at the Center has given a surprise during the special session of Parliament. It is reported quoting sources that the Union Cabinet has women reservation bill (Women’s Reservation Bill) has been approved. After the proceedings of the first day of the special session of Parliament, a meeting of the Union Cabinet was held under the chairmanship of the PM at the Parliament House Annex on Monday evening. In which the Women’s Reservation Bill was approved.
Prahlad Singh Patel tweeted- Only Modi government had the moral courage to fulfill the demand for women’s reservation.
Regarding the Women’s Reservation Bill, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel tweeted and said that it has got the approval of the Cabinet. He tweeted and wrote, only Modi government had the moral courage to fulfill the demand for women’s reservation. Which was proved with the approval of the cabinet. He congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this.
Prahlad Singh Patel tweet
Women’s Reservation Bill can be presented in Parliament on September 20
There is also news that women reservation bill It can be presented in Parliament on 20 September. Since the announcement that the Parliament session will be held from 18-22 September, there is speculation that the government may bring Women’s Reservation Bill or other important bills in this session.
Cabinet meeting lasted for more than one and a half hour
This cabinet meeting took place at a time when there is speculation that some important legislative proposals may be approved. No official information has been given about the meeting which lasted for more than one and a half hours.
These were the participants of the cabinet meeting
Union ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi, S Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nitin Gadkari and Arjun Ram Meghwal attended the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi had given a hint even before the session started
Addressing the media before the session, Prime Minister Modi had said that the Parliament session is short but in terms of time it is ‘very big’, ‘valuable’ and full of ‘historic decisions’. In her remarks on the discussion in the Lok Sabha on completion of 75 years of Parliament, she emphasized that the contribution of women MPs has been increasing in the last few years. Leaders of various political parties have demanded the introduction of a Women’s Reservation Bill, which guarantees 33 percent reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Congress demands the ruling party to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill
Congress on Tuesday demanded the ruling party to introduce the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha and get it passed unanimously. Party leader in the House, Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, while participating in the discussion on the topic ’75 years of parliamentary journey starting from the Constituent Assembly – achievements, experiences, memories and learning’, said that due to the efforts of their leader Sonia Gandhi, he was once elected to the Rajya Sabha. The bill had been passed, but now the time has come that the ruling party should present the bill related to giving 33 percent reservation to women in this session and play a role in giving it a concrete shape. He also requested the opposition parties to fix a day to present their views.
Trinamool Congress also demanded passing of Women’s Reservation Bill
Trinamool Congress on Monday urged the government to introduce and pass the Women’s Reservation Bill in the new Parliament building without any delay. Party leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay raised this demand while participating in the discussion on the topic ’75 years of parliamentary journey starting from the Constituent Assembly – achievements, experiences, memories and lessons’. He also said that at a time when proceedings are about to begin in the new Parliament building, there should be no distinction between ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’. Trinamool Congress MP urged that the Women’s Reservation Bill should be introduced and passed in the new Parliament House. There should not be any delay in this. He alleged that nowadays bills are being passed without discussion, which is not a good thing.
Prime Minister on 17 September Narendra Modi It’s the birthday of. He was born on 17 September 1950 in Vadnagar, Gujarat. To make his birthday special, BJP is preparing to organize many programs across the country. Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of the country for the first time in 2014. Since then he has taken many tough decisions. His decision not only shocked, but also changed the face of the country. So, on the occasion of his birthday, let us know about his five decisions, which changed the condition and direction of the country.
1. Demonetization
Demonetization will always be remembered as the biggest and toughest decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the people of the country at 8 pm on 8 November 2016, he announced the demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupee notes. After which there was a stir across the country. He had given three big reasons behind demonetization, one was to attack black money, second was to fight corruption and third was to stop terrorist funding. The round of discussion and debate continues till date regarding this decision of PM Modi. Even today the opposition says this decision is wrong, while BJP says this decision is right.
2. Law on Triple Talaq
The second biggest decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his tenure has been to implement the triple talaq law. In his second term, Modi made a law regarding triple talaq and gave great relief to Muslim women. The Triple Talaq Bill was passed in Parliament on August 1, 2019.
3. Abolition of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir
The biggest decision taken by the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra has been the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. By abolishing Article 370, the Modi government ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and made it a Union Territory. BJP had announced the removal of Article 370 in the manifesto.
4. GST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a big decision during his tenure by bringing GST law. Modi government had implemented Goods and Services Tax across the country on July 1, 2017. Its objective was to implement a single tax system across the country. There was a huge uproar over this decision of the Modi government. Even today the opposition is calling this decision of the Modi government wrong. On the other hand, BJP has called it a historic decision of PM Modi.
5. CAA
The Modi government had passed the Citizenship Amendment Act in Parliament in 2019. Its objective is to give Indian citizenship to minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists) coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan. With the approval from the President, it became a law and was implemented across the country from January 10, 2020. There was a huge uproar over this decision of the Modi government and the opposition fiercely targeted the Modi government.
The G20 summit was successfully organized on 9 and 10 September at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, Delhi. India is being praised a lot for this in the country and the world. g20 summit India achieved a major success when this influential group unanimously adopted the 37-page manifesto. While BJP is calling G20 the biggest success of Modi government, opposition parties are targeting the central government. Meanwhile, a message regarding the expenditure in the G20 is becoming increasingly viral, in which it is being claimed that the Modi government spent 300 percent more money than what was allocated in the budget for the G20 summit. So let us know about the truth of the claim.
Trinamool leader Saket Gokhale made claim regarding expenditure in G20, message goes viral on social media
Regarding expenditure on the G20 summit, Trinamool leader Saket Gokhale on Monday claimed that in the last Union Budget, Rs 990 crore was allocated for hosting the G20 summit, but the government actually spent Rs 4,100 crore. He further wrote in his tweet, why BJP should not pay this additional Rs 3110 crore. This was clearly an unnecessary expenditure for Modi’s self-advertisement and personal PR for the 2024 elections.
Government rejected TMC leader’s claim
The government rejected Trinamool leader Saket Gokhale’s claim on G-20 that the budget allocated for G-20 was more than 300%. PIB Fact Check pointed out that the claim is misleading as the expenditure has been incurred on sustainable asset creation and other infrastructure development – not just limited to hosting the G20 summit.
A tweet claims Govt spent 300% more on #G20 than funds allocated in budget#PIBFactCheck
1 This claim is misleading
2 The quoted expenditure is majorly towards permanent asset creation by ITPO & other infrastructure development which is not limited to hosting G20 Summit alone pic.twitter.com/CRGkraJw3J
Congress also attacked Modi government regarding expenditure
Congress also made this an issue and accused PM Modi of spending more for ‘show off’. Congress shared a one minute 56 second video on social media X and alleged that the Modi government’s budget for G-20 was Rs 990 crore and it wasted Rs 4100 crore. Congress further alleged that the Modi government wasted the hard-earned money of the people to enhance its image.
For G-20- Modi government’s budget was Rs 990 crore Modi government wasted Rs 4100 crore
After the conclusion of G20 summit, government should now focus on domestic issues: Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday targeted the government on the issues of inflation, unemployment and alleged corruption and said that after the conclusion of the G20 summit, the Modi government should now focus on domestic issues. He also claimed that the public has started paving the way for the departure of this government. Kharge alleged that there has been a flood of corruption due to the misgovernance of the Modi government. CAG has exposed BJP in many reports, Rs 13,000 crore Jal Jeevan scam has come to light in Jammu and Kashmir, in which a Dalit IAS officer was harassed because he exposed corruption.
