Opposition question Law Commission’s support to One Nation, One Election

Opposition lawmakers on Thursday questioned the Law Commission’s support to the proposed power to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to defer polls — as envisaged in Article 82A(5) of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill that proposes simultaneous polls in the country — and rejected the law panel’s argument that the said bill does not require ratification by at least 50% of the state assemblies.

New Delhi: Opposition lawmakers on Thursday questioned the Law Commission’s support to the proposed power to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to defer polls — as envisaged in Article 82A(5) of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill that proposes simultaneous polls in the country — and rejected the law panel’s argument that the said bill does not require ratification by at least 50% of the st