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<p>Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat, and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.</p></p>
<p>The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy.</p>
<p>The opposition raised concerns that the change could disproportionately benefit the ruling party, giving it undue influence over the electoral process in states, and could undermine the autonomy of regional parties.</p>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/congress-slams-one-nation-one-election-bill-in-lok-sabha-784576">'Assault on basic structure of Constitution': Opposition slams 'One Nation, One Election' bill in Lok Sabha</a></strong></p>
<p>These Bills, which were approved by the Cabinet last week, seek to pave the way for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India.</p>
<p>Opposition members opposed the bill's introduction. In the division, 269 members voted in favour of the bill's introduction, while 196 voted against it.</p>
<p>The bills will now be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further deliberations.</p>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/one-nation-one-election-bills-introduced-in-lok-sabha-269-mps-vote-in-favour-198-oppose-784662">One Nation, One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha; 269 MPs vote in favour, 198 oppose</a></strong></p>
<p>Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal tabled two crucial bills: the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment Bill) 2024.</p>
<p>The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024' and 'The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024', which propose simultaneous elections for both Lok Sabha and state assemblies, were introduced in the lower house on Tuesday. The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.</p>
<p><strong>Watch | One Nation One Election Bills for Simultaneous Polls Introduced in Lok Sabha</strong></p>
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<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that when One Nation, One Election Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, PM Modi had said that it should be sent to the JPC for detailed discussion.</p>
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These Bills, which were approved by the Cabinet last week, seek to pave the way for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India



New Delhi, India Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat, and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday. The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy. The opposition raised concerns that the change could disproportionately benefit the ruling party, giving it undue influence over the electoral process in states, and could undermine the autonomy of regional parties. Also read | 'Assault on basic structure of Constitution': Opposition slams 'One Nation, One Election' bill in Lok Sabha These Bills, which were approved by the Cabinet last week, seek to pave the way for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. Opposition members opposed the bill's introduction. In the division, 269 members voted in favour of the bill's introduction, while 196 voted against it. The bills will now be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further deliberations. Also read | One Nation, One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha; 269 MPs vote in favour, 198 oppose Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal tabled two crucial bills: the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment Bill) 2024. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024' and 'The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024', which propose simultaneous elections for both Lok Sabha and state assemblies, were introduced in the lower house on Tuesday. The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Watch | One Nation One Election Bills for Simultaneous Polls Introduced in Lok Sabha × Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that when One Nation, One Election Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, PM Modi had said that it should be sent to the JPC for detailed discussion. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari in Joint Parliamentary Committee on 'One Nation One Election' bill

<p>Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat, and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.</p>

<p>The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy.</p>

<p>The opposition raised concerns that the change could disproportionately benefit the ruling party, giving it undue influence over the electoral process in states, and could undermine the autonomy of regional parties.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/congress-slams-one-nation-one-election-bill-in-lok-sabha-784576">'Assault on basic structure of Constitution': Opposition slams 'One Nation, One Election' bill in Lok Sabha</a></strong></p>

<p>These Bills, which were approved by the Cabinet last week, seek to pave the way for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India.</p>

<p>Opposition members opposed the bill's introduction. In the division, 269 members voted in favour of the bill's introduction, while 196 voted against it.</p>

<p>The bills will now be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further deliberations.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/one-nation-one-election-bills-introduced-in-lok-sabha-269-mps-vote-in-favour-198-oppose-784662">One Nation, One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha; 269 MPs vote in favour, 198 oppose</a></strong></p>

<p>Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal tabled two crucial bills: the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment Bill) 2024.</p>

<p>The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024' and 'The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024', which propose simultaneous elections for both Lok Sabha and state assemblies, were introduced in the lower house on Tuesday. The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;One Nation One Election Bills for Simultaneous Polls Introduced in Lok Sabha</strong></p>

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<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that when One Nation, One Election Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, PM Modi had said that it should be sent to the JPC for detailed discussion.</p>

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Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat, and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday.

Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdev Bhagat, and Randeep Singh Surjewala will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the 'One Nation One Election' Bill, party sources said on Wednesday. The bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, proposes simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. However, the proposal has faced strong resistance from opposition parties, who voiced concerns about its potential impact on democracy. The opposition raised concerns that the change could disproportionately benefit the ruling party, giving it undue influence over the electoral process in states, and could undermine the autonomy of regional parties. Also read | 'Assault on basic structure of Constitution': Opposition slams 'One Nation, One Election' bill in Lok Sabha These Bills, which were approved by the Cabinet last week, seek to pave the way for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. Opposition members opposed the bill's introduction. In the division, 269 members voted in favour of the bill's introduction, while 196 voted against it. The bills will now be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further deliberations. Also read | One Nation, One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha; 269 MPs vote in favour, 198 oppose Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal tabled two crucial bills: the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment Bill) 2024. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024' and 'The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024', which propose simultaneous elections for both Lok Sabha and state assemblies, were introduced in the lower house on Tuesday. The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Watch | One Nation One Election Bills for Simultaneous Polls Introduced in Lok Sabha × Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that when One Nation, One Election Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, PM Modi had said that it should be sent to the JPC for detailed discussion. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

<p>Reactions poured in from various quarters&nbsp;following Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/lalu-prasad-found-guilty-in-fodder-scam-case-27532"> Lalu Prasad&#39;s conviction</a> in the fodder scam on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Soon after the verdict was declared, RJD leader Manoj Jha lashed out claiming that &quot;legally amicable evidence provided was set aside&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The RJD leader said, &quot;They are trying to scare and intimidate us and I want to tell them - Do whatever you want, your end has begun.&quot;</p>

<p>He also said the&nbsp;CBI&nbsp;has become a motorised parrot and the control mechanism in the hands of two most powerful people in the country.</p>

<p>He claimed that Lalu became a victim of a well-webbed conspiracy, adding, &quot;We believe the judiciary system and we will go in the court and clear everything and the truth will prevail.&quot;</p>

<p>Taking a dig at Lalu Prasad Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad&nbsp;that &quot;the law will catch up with you if you commit corruption&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He further said: &quot;For me, it is a matter of some personal assurance that I had the privilege to argue the PIL in Patna High Court in the early 90s leading to the institution of CBI inquiry which was strongly opposed by the then state government headed by Lalu Yadav&quot;</p>

<p>Minister of Health and Family Welfare&nbsp;JP Nadda&nbsp;blamed Lalu Prasad for his unnecessary reason for politicising the verdict - following the RJD chief&#39;s tweet&nbsp;on how&nbsp;&quot;truth had been made to appear as a lie.&quot;</p>

<p>Nadda said, &quot;Lalu Prasad Yadav is even now politicising the issue instead of accepting the verdict, just to deviate he is levelling allegations of conspiracy on BJP.&nbsp;The alliance between Congress and Lalu Yadav&#39;s party is an alliance of corruption, connivance and cheating the people of India, it is clear from the verdict of the court.&quot;</p>

<p>Congress leader Manish Tiwari said that Yadav has been in this legal battle since 1996 when BJP leaders filed a Public Interest Litigation against him.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also posed a question to the BJP asking why the part has not investigated the Srijan case so far.</p>

<p>Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was on Saturday <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/lalu-prasad-found-guilty-in-fodder-scam-case-27532">convicted by a special CBI court</a> in the 1996 fodder scam case along with 14 others co-accused in the case.</p>

<p>Lalu Prasad Yadav was taken into custody immediately after the verdict and sent to a jail in Ranchi.</p>

<p>Lalu Prasad was earlier convicted and sentenced to five years of imprisonment in one of the five fodder scam cases against him. The former Bihar chief minister faces four other fodder scam cases.</p>

<p>The scam came to light in 1996. The CBI filed chargesheets against Prasad and 55 other co-accused in 1997.</p>

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Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was on Saturday convicted by a special CBI court in the 1996 fodder scam case along with 14 others co-accused in the case

Reactions poured in from various quarters following Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's conviction in the fodder scam on Saturday. #Visuals of Lalu Prasad Yadav outside Ranchi's Special CBI Court after being convicted in a #FodderScam case pic.twitter.com/BxValvnv8n — ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2017 × Soon after the verdict was declared, RJD leader Manoj Jha lashed out claiming that "legally amicable evidence provided was set aside". The RJD leader said, "They are trying to scare and intimidate us and I want to tell them - Do whatever you want, your end has begun." He also said the CBI has become a motorised parrot and the control mechanism in the hands of two most powerful people in the country. He claimed that Lalu became a victim of a well-webbed conspiracy, adding, "We believe the judiciary system and we will go in the court and clear everything and the truth will prevail." Taking a dig at Lalu Prasad Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that "the law will catch up with you if you commit corruption". He further said: "For me, it is a matter of some personal assurance that I had the privilege to argue the PIL in Patna High Court in the early 90s leading to the institution of CBI inquiry which was strongly opposed by the then state government headed by Lalu Yadav" Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda blamed Lalu Prasad for his unnecessary reason for politicising the verdict - following the RJD chief's tweet on how "truth had been made to appear as a lie." Nadda said, "Lalu Prasad Yadav is even now politicising the issue instead of accepting the verdict, just to deviate he is levelling allegations of conspiracy on BJP. The alliance between Congress and Lalu Yadav's party is an alliance of corruption, connivance and cheating the people of India, it is clear from the verdict of the court." Congress leader Manish Tiwari said that Yadav has been in this legal battle since 1996 when BJP leaders filed a Public Interest Litigation against him. He also posed a question to the BJP asking why the part has not investigated the Srijan case so far. Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was on Saturday convicted by a special CBI court in the 1996 fodder scam case along with 14 others co-accused in the case. Lalu Prasad Yadav was taken into custody immediately after the verdict and sent to a jail in Ranchi. Lalu Prasad was earlier convicted and sentenced to five years of imprisonment in one of the five fodder scam cases against him. The former Bihar chief minister faces four other fodder scam cases. The scam came to light in 1996. The CBI filed chargesheets against Prasad and 55 other co-accused in 1997.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari in Joint Parliamentary Committee on 'One Nation One Election' bill

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Fodder scam verdict: How politicians reacted to Lalu Prasad's conviction