RAMNATH
KOVIND COMMITTEE - POLITY
News: Law Commission presents roadmap on
‘One Nation, One Election’ to Ram Nath Kovind-led panel
What's
in the news?
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The Law Commission suggested a roadmap,
which includes proposed changes to the Constitution for holding simultaneous
elections, before a high-level committee headed by former President of India
Ram Nath Kovind.
Key
takeaways:
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The panel has also been officially renamed
the High Level Committee (HLC) on One Nation, One Election, a Law Ministry
release said.
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The statement also said the HLC had
“noted” the resignation of Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, leader of the single largest
party in the Lok Sabha, from membership of the committee.
Objective:
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The primary goal of the committee is to
explore the feasibility of implementing
“one nation, one election.”
Head
of the Committee:
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The committee is led by Ram Nath Kovind,
the former President of India.
Members
of the Committee:
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Amit
Shah
- Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Government of India
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Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury - Leader of Single Largest Party in
Opposition, Lok Sabha
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Ghulam
Nabi Azad - Former Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha
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NK
Singh - Former Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission
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Subhash
C. Kashyap - Former Secretary General, Lok Sabha
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Harish
Salve - Senior Advocate
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Sanjay
Kothari - Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner
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Apart from the members, Niten Chandra, Secretary to the
Government of India, Department of Legal Affairs has been appointed as the
secretary to the committee.
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Arjun
Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India shall attend the meetings of
the HLC as Special Invitee.