NEW DELHI: The government is likely to propose the setting up of a joint parliamentary committee to examine the ‘One Nation One Election’ (ONOE) Bill.
The 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Law minister Kiren Rijiju, who will introduce the Bill, is expected to moot the setting up of JPC for wider consultations on the Bill.
Political parties will submit the names of their respective MPs, based on their strength in the Lok Sabha, for the JPC. JPC will be announced by the Speaker on the day of the introduction itself.
The committee is likely to be given a three-mind timeframe, though this can be extended. Sources indicated that the JPC’s consultations may involve all stakeholders including elected representatives from the states, since the Bill proposes curtailment of terms of state/UT assemblies.
Two Bills related to ONOE are listed for introduction in Lok Sabha — The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and The Union territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
