‘One nation, one poll’ a bid to bring to president rule: Stalin
If the Union government’s ‘one nation, one election’ policy is implemented, there will be a centralised one-man rule and the prime minister will be able to unilaterally declare a single leader for the entire country, effectively eliminating the need for elections, Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Sunday.
Speaking at a marriage function in Chennai, Stalin said, “This is a move which can have detrimental effects on the country’s political landscape and federal structure. The BJP’s intentions are a cause for concern in the backdrop of unity amid the opposition INDIA alliance.
The saffron party is feeling threatened and is so uncertain about its 2024 poll prospects that it has hurriedly convened Parliament to push forward the ‘one nation one election’ plan. The Union government’s choice of appointing former Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, who is expected to be apolitical, as head of a panel tasked with studying the feasibility of this plan is wrong. It may be noted that the DMK, despite being the third-largest party in the Lok Sabha, was not included in this panel.”