Sir,
The Narendra Modi government’s dramatic moves to convene an out of turn parliament session later this month and set up a panel headed by former President Ramnath Kovind to study the possibility of introducing one nation policy may be part of a ‘shock and awe’ policy rather than any real intent to go ahead with the controversial proposal.
The twin decisions are widely been seen as a precursor to advancing the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, although serious questions arise over the practicality of such drastic moves. It is obvious that the timing of the drama, coinciding with the Mumbai session of the INDIA bloc of opposition parties, is meant to overwhelm the opposition unity efforts, which are progressing at a speed that is most uncomfortable for Prime Minister Modi and his ruling party.
All odds are against an early adoption of one-nation, one-election policy. The limited time frame available as well as the extent of deliberations and legislative processes that are required to put in place such a drastic change virtually make it impossible to achieve any significant progress in the special session, except that some noises can be made.
K Raveendran
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