NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a strong pitch for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assemblies and asked all parties to consider this suggestion by rising above political considerations.
To press his argument, Modi cited various reasons, including huge expenditure, utilisation of Government staff and disruption of education, in the conduct of separate polls.
“One party or a Government cannot do it. We will have to find a way together… It (simultaneous polls) will cause some loss to all, including us,” he said, asking parties to not look at the idea through the prism of politics.
Elections are being held all the time somewhere or else in the country and continuous elections lead to lot of expenditure, he said replying to the debate in Lok Sabha on the Motion of thanks to the President’s Address. (AGENCIES)
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