The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) reviewing the government's flagship "One Nation, One Election" initiative has scheduled two crucial meetings on December 10 and December 17 to gather expert advice on the proposed legislative reforms.
While former law minister P P Chaudhury chairs the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 'One Nation, One Election', the panel was constituted under the chairmanship of former President Ramnath Kovind.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, will be passed, despite the opposition's fierce criticism.
Shah proposed sending the three Bills to Joint Committee after Opposition uproar and the motion was adopted by the House.
The two former CJIs appeared before the JPC to present their views on the proposed legislation.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee held a meeting in New Chandigarh on Tuesday to deliberate on the subject of ‘One Nation, One Election’ as part of its study tour.
Ahead of the panel meeting, Chaudhary said that in today's meeting, former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Hemant Gupta, along with Justice SN Jha, Dr BS Chauhan, and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, will be there for the interaction.
Union Minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda hit out at the Opposition on Thursday for opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill, saying the basic aim of this legislation is to bring in reforms and proper management of Waqf properties.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved the motion to extend the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 'One Nation, One Election' up to the first day of the last week of the Monsoon Session.
The report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
