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Hakeem Yaseen urges center not to go on haste on one nation- one election proposal

Apprehends it may weaken federal structure

Apprehends it may weaken federal structure

Srinagar, Dec.17(KNS):Chairman Peoples Democratic Front ( PDF)  Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen has expressed reservations over the proposal of one nation - one elections to " conduct  simultaneous Lok sabha ( LS)  and state assembly polls, followed by synchronized local body polls within 100 days. 

He said there were apprehensions  among cross sections of the society that the proposal  may go  against the  fundementals of the constitution by  weakening  the basic  federal structure of the country. 

 

In a statement issued on Tuesday  Hakeem Yaseen while expressing his reservations against the proposal of one - nation - one elections has said  there was a dire need for a legally sustainable framework that can re-align the whole  electoral cycles in length and breadth of the country .Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelHe said the  challenges confronting the proposal of one nation - one nation  are conceptual, financial, constitutional and even logistical. 

 

He said the proposal has to be  implemented to a country as vast as India; a country that holds a great cultural, and  topographical diversities  . so there was  a need for a legally sustainable framework that can re-align the electoral cycles.

 

PDF Chairman has urged the government not to go  in haste in the matter as it carries  vast  ramifications ahead observing that  better would be to handover the one nation - one election  Bill to a joint  parliamentary select committee to reach at a broader  concensus.(KNS).

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