"One Nation, One Election is in the interest of the country": Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hails ONOE bill

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 21 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday hailed the 'One Nation, One Election', calling the bill in the "interest of the nation".
Speaking to reporters, Chouhan said that all districts, panchayats, block panchayats, and municipalities have passed resolutions in support of the proposal.
"All of them, including the district panchayat, block panchayat, municipality, and panchayats of our district, have jointly passed separate resolutions that One Nation, One Election is in the interest of the country. Prime Minister Modi's resolve must be fulfilled," Chouhan told reporters.

He further described continuous elections as an "obstacle" to the country's development, saying, "The biggest obstacle in India's progress and development is the continuous elections... It harms everyone... The day will come when the public will rise for the nation's interest."
At the moment, the 'One Nation, One Election' bill which was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee in December 2024, the Lok Sabha on August 12 accepted a motion to extend the tenure for the Joint Parliamentary Committee's report on the 'One Nation, One Election Bill'.
The extension will allow the committee to submit its findings by the first day of the last week of the winter session in 2025.
The motion was moved by PP Chaudhary, Chairman of the One Nation, One Election Panel. He requested the House to allow the JPC more time to present the report on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
"That this House do extend time for the presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment ) Bill, 2024, upto the first day of the last week of the Winter Session, 2025."
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024. The bills were sent to the Joint Committee of both houses for further examination. (ANI)