Read Time:1 Minute, 3 Second
New Delhi, January 27, 2024: Chairman of the High Level Committee (HLC) on One Nation One Election and former President of India Ram Nath Kovind today held consultation with former Chief Justice of India Justice U U Lalit.
Kovind also discussed with former Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Chairman of the Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra, who gave their considered suggestions on the subject.
Continuing his discussions with political parties, Kovind held interactions with President, Maharastrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa, Deepak Pandurang Dhavalikar.
Besides the above interactions, the fourth meeting of the HLC was also held today as former Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chairman, 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh, former Secretary General, Lok Sabha Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari and senior advocate Harish Salve attended the meeting.
A presentation was made before the committee based on the research paper ‘Macroeconomic Impact of Harmonizing Electoral Cycles, Evidences from India’ Co-authored by N.K Singh and Prachi Mishra.
The Committee also decided to continue with the conversation process with the stakeholders.
More Stories
EPFO members can withdraw up to 100 pc
The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of EPF today allowed the members to withdraw upto 100 per cent of the eligible balance in the Provident Fund including employee and employer share.
EC Completes First Randomisation of EVM-VVPATs for Phase-I Elections in Bihar
As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officers (DEO) of all the 18 districts of Bihar, going to elections in Phase-I, have completed the first randomization of EVM-VVPATs which have passed the First Level Checking (FLC), the EC said today.
BJP-JD (U) to contest 101 seat each in Bihar Assembly Election
Ruling BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) will contest 101 seats each in the Bihar assembly elections, while Lok Janshakti Party, led by Union minister Chirag Paswan will contest on 29 seats.
Centre appreciates remarkable progress made by India Meteorological Department
The Centre today appreciated the remarkable progress made by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) towards developing indigenous, technology-driven, and citizen-centric weather forecasting systems that strengthen disaster preparedness and enhance public safety across the country.
125 crore vaccines administered free of cost to protect animals from diseases
Under the PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana, focusing on livestock, more than 125 crore vaccines have been administered free of cost to protect animals from diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease.
Attack on Senior PR Dept Official in Office; people condemned the incident
In a serious incident, couple of people today attacked a senior Public Relations official of the Chhattisgarh Government when he was performing his duty at Samvad.