JAMMU: Ashok Koul, General Secretray (Organization), J&K BJP accompanied by former Mayor Rajinder Sharma, former Deputy Mayor Baldev Singh Billawaria, S. Ranjodh Singh Nalwa, J&K BJP Minority Morcha President, District Presidents Nand Kishore Sharma, and Naresh Singh Jasrotia addressed a programme on ‘One Nation, One Election’ at J&K BJP headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
Programme was organized by Baldev Singh Billawaria, One Nation One Election Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). All Ex-Councillors Jammu Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee Arnia, Municipal Committee Bishnah, Municipal Committee Ghou-Manhasan, Municipal Committee Akhnoor, Municipal Committee Jourian, Municipal Committee Khour, Municipal Committee R S Pura, their Presidents and members, unanimously supported and passed the resolution of ‘One Nation, One Election’.
Ashok Koul, while addressing the programme, stated that the ‘One Nation, One Election’ will coordinate the election cycle for the Lok Sabha (Parliament) and State Legislative Assemblies in the nation. He stressed that instead of having elections multiple times in a year, this model aims to conduct all elections simultaneously, either in a single phase or in multiple phases within a short period.
While addressing, Ashok Koul insisted that ‘One Nation, One Election’ is a transformative idea that could improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance political stability. He said that the frequent elections involve massive spending by the government and political parties. He said that conducting elections together would significantly reduce the cost of security, logistics, and administrative efforts.
Ashok Koul further said that the frequent elections lead to the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which restricts government decisions and policy implementations. A synchronized election cycle would prevent frequent policy standstills. He added that the simultaneous elections will improve voter participation, as people would need to vote only once in a given period rather than multiple times for different elections.
Rajinder Sharma said that One Nation One Election will steer the nation on a new development spree. Baldev Singh Billawaria appealed to all those present in the programme to fully support and take the message to the society. S. Ranjodh Singh Nalwa asked that this campaign will improve voter compliance and better decision making.
