One Nation-One Election: Former President of India and the chairperson of the high-level committee on One Nation-One Election, Ram Nath Kovind, on Wednesday, held fresh rounds of discussions with various experts including retired judges, and industry leaders.
During his fourth round of discussions, Kovind met with Justice Dilip Bhosale and Justice Rajendra Menon, both former chief justices of Allahabad High Court and Delhi High Court, respectively. They provided their thoughtful opinions on the matter, an official statement said on Wednesday.
“Initiating discussions with financial and economic experts, Kovind also held interactions with Ajay Singh, president of ASSOCHAM, and chairman and managing director of Spicejet airlines who was also accompanied by the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary general of ASSOCHAM,” it said.
Singh presented his views on the economic benefits which can be derived by holding elections simultaneously.
Previously, Kovind met with Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, who served as the chief justice of the Madras High Court, along with Justice Gorla Rohini, the former chief justice of the Delhi High Court, and the former Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra.
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Separately, the committee has received nearly 21,000 suggestions from the public out of which 81 per cent “affirmed” the idea of simultaneous polls, an official statement on Sunday said.
Suggestions were also invited from 46 political parties.
“Till date, suggestions have been received from 17 political parties,” it had said.
Various opposition parties, including the Congress and the TMC, have opposed the idea of holding simultaneous polls. The Kovind-led committee, which was constituted in September last year, held its third meeting on Sunday.
“Altogether 20,972 responses were received out of which 81 per cent affirmed the idea of simultaneous election,” the committee had said after its meeting.
(With PTI Inputs)