Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday advocated for the ‘one nation, one election’ as he underscored its a number of advantages and termed it useful for the society and the nation at massive.
Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (HT file)
Chouhan was within the state capital to participate within the ‘one national, one election’ seminar organised by the BJP at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday night.
Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, state BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh had been outstanding amongst these current on the event.
Addressing the gathering, Chouhan stated: “Too many elections are not in the national interest. Elections involve huge expenses and manpower which go waste in organising successive polls.”
Advocating for a mixed Lok Sabha and meeting ballot in 5 years, the Union minister stated because of polls all growth work involves a standstill.
“Entire government machinery, including government employees, gets engaged in conducting polls. Year after year, elections are held that leads to undue waste of resources and delay in execution of development projects,” he added.
“Once the model code of conduct comes into force all government activity comes to a standstill,” Chouhan stated. He cited a number of meeting and Lok Sabha polls that had been organised in Madhya Pradesh and different elements of the nation yr after yr.
“We need to take tough decisions in the larger interest of the nation,” stated Chouhan. He confused the necessity to amend the Structure to take ‘one nation, one election’ a actuality.
On the event, the Union minister additionally requested individuals current within the gathering to succeed in out to lots and apprise them of the advantages of the ‘one nation, one election’. He additionally administered an oath to individuals to make the marketing campaign profitable.
Talking on the occasion, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak additionally confused the necessity for ‘one nation, one election’. Pathak listed out its a number of advantages and stated it was excessive time to eliminate simultaneous polls to avoid wasting sources.
Expressing his views, state BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary additionally enumerated advantages of the ‘one nation, one election’ proposal.