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Lok Sabha extends tenure of JPC on One Nation One Elections till Monsoon Session

Lok Sabha extends tenure of JPC on One Nation One Elections till Monsoon Session

New Delhi, Mar 25 (UNI) The Lok Sabha approved extension of the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on ‘One Nation, One Election’ Monsoon session.

This came after the JPC Chairperson P P Chaudhary sought an extension for the committee on simultaneous polls.

The Constitution Amendment Bill on 'One Nation, One Election', currently under review by the JPC, proposed simultaneously during the Lok Sabha and state assemblies elections.

JPC chairman Chaudhary moved the motion in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday regarding an extension of time for presenting the report on the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill ('Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024').

Meanwhile, the JPC examining the 'One Nation, One Election' bill is set to meet today at 3 pm today.

During the meeting, Attorney General of India R Venkataramani and Justice D N Patel, the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and current Chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), will make representations before the JPC.

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