{"id":1849,"date":"2024-09-20T07:57:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derek.in\/mp\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2024-09-20T07:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:58:22","slug":"one-nation-one-election-onoe-is-oh-noe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/derek.in\/mp\/one-nation-one-election-onoe-is-oh-noe\/","title":{"rendered":"One Nation One Election (ONOE) Is Oh\u00a0Noe!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some people on Twitter say it like no other. \u201cIt\u2019s rather amusing that One Nation, One Election abbreviates to ONOE \u2013 oh noe!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Union Cabinet cleared the One Nation One Election (ONOE) proposal, legacy television channels, dutifully, complied with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) playbook. Distract from the real issues: unemployment, inflation, anti-federal policies, Manipur, a plummeting rupee, fuel prices not being cut despite a decline in global crude oil prices, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just Like The Women\u2019s Reservation Bill<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is very similar to when the Women\u2019s Reservation Bill was passed last year. The news stayed on primetime, tucking away the government\u2019s ineffectual handling of the Manipur crisis. These con jobs have a pattern. The Women\u2019s Reservation Bill can only come into effect after the Census and delimitation exercise have been completed. So, the earliest that it can happen is 2034. The ONOE is another \u2018Weapon of Mass Distraction\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As my colleague in Rajya Sabha and eminent jurist P. Chidambaram pointed out, \u201cONOE would require at least five constitutional amendments\u201d. The High Level Committee (HLC) on ONOE, headed by a former President, recommended 18 amendments to the Constitution and other statutes of Union Territories having Legislative Assemblies. This would require a Constitution Amendment Bill to be passed in Parliament, with a special majority (a majority of the total membership of the House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting). Daydreaming is a popular hobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Article 368(2) of the Constitution of India, ratification by not less than half of the states will be required to carry out amendments to Article 324A to facilitate simultaneous elections of Panchayats and Municipalities. Similarly, in order to have a Single Electoral Roll, an amendment to Article 325 is required. To implement this amendment, ratification by not less than half of the States would be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are six reasons why ONOE is antithetical to federalism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n