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Congress argues implementation of 'one nation, one election' is 'beyond imagination'

'One nation, one election' is an attempt to circumvent responsibilities of providing employment opportunities to the youth, claims leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir

PTI Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) Published 13.12.24, 04:06 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda during celebration of the party's victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and in several bypolls, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda during celebration of the party's victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and in several bypolls, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. PTI

The 'One nation, one election' idea was beyond imagination which cannot be implemented in a big country like India, Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said on Friday while accusing the BJP hiding its failures behind such issues.

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the constitutional amendment bill to roll out the concept of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls.

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"There will be a debate on it in the Parliament and all the parties will present their viewpoint. But, this is not a small country, this is a huge country which is democratic," he said.

"It seems beyond imagination that we can have all the elections at the same time in this country, whether it is the Parliament, assemblies, panchayats or municipalities," Mir told reporters in the south Kashmir district here.

Mir, who also represents Dooru in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly, said sometimes the government brings in proposals to "cover up some other things".

"They bring up debates like these to hide from their basic responsibilities of providing employment opportunities to the youth, taking the country forward, and others. I do not think that we have become so advanced that we can have all the elections at the same time," he added.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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