New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) all-state visit on ‘One Nation, One Election’ will begin from Maharashtra on May 17, followed by Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and Punjab. Speaking to ANI, Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on ‘One Nation, One Election’ PP Chaudhary on Tuesday said that Maharashtra will be covered first from May 17 to May 18.
“The committee believes that it should visit all states and hear their opinions, which is why the tour is being organised. Maharashtra will be covered first on May 17-18, then Uttarakhand between May 19 and 21. Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh (Punjab and Haryana) will be covered in June, according to different categories. Everyone will be heard, whether a celebrity, a sports person or anyone else, to know the thoughts of the people of the country, and will this be beneficial for the country?” he said.
Reacting to the website launch, PP Chaudhary said that there should be “transparency” and the entire Committee has agreed on this. “There should be transparency. The entire Committee has agreed that we must keep transparency. The website will facilitate opinions from all the stakeholders. The committee took decisions on two major things — the advertisement will be printed in all languages so that all stakeholders can give their opinions…
Secondly, the website will facilitate inputs from all stakeholders… This is being examined by the Secretary General… The development of technology is taking time to ensure the website doesn’t crash… The website will be launched soon with a QR code facility. Suggestions will be collected, and Parliamentarians will review them,” he added.
He further remarked that everyone has different opinions. “There could be different opinions in the Committee too…One time will come when all the members will agree to it because all the leaders think for the nation and will agree over it for the nation’s interest,” he said.
PP Chaudhary further asserted that in today’s meeting, former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Hemant Gupta, along with Justice SN Jha, Dr BS Chauhan, and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, will be there for the interaction.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on ‘One Nation, One Election’ is underway and will continue till 5 pm.
In the first session, there will be an interaction with Justice Hemant Gupta, former judge of the Supreme Court. This will be followed by a session with Justice SN Jha, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
The next session will include Dr Justice BS Chauhan, former Supreme Court judge and Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India. The final session will be with Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Rajya Sabha Member and Senior Advocate.
On March 25, the JPC held an important meeting that lasted over five hours. Several MPS in the committee raised concerns about the practicality of holding Lok Sabha and state elections together. (With inputs from ANI)
