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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party regarding the voting for 'One Nation, One Election' in the Lok Sabha and alleged that electronic voting failed and it was the paper vote which reflected the accurate tally.
In a post on X, Gaurav Gogoi said, "Funnily enough while voting on the introduction of the 129th Constitution Amendment Bill, the electronic voting in Parliament failed. Many votes were not counted. It was the paper vote which reflected the accurate tally at the end." https://x.com/GauravGogoiAsm/status/1869000839643410442 Earlier Gogoi, in a sharp response to the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill, expressed his opposition to the government's proposal, citing concerns about the bill's impact on India's federal structure. The Congress MP said that to save the 0.02 per cent expenditure of the annual budget, the government wants to "end the entire federal structure of India" and give more power to the ECI. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024' and 'The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024' was formally introduced in Lok Sabha after members voted on it. The bill proposes a 'One Nation One Election' or simultaneous elections to both Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The bill will be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussions. On Tuesday, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha announced the result of the vote on the introduction of the bill in the House. The vote showed 269 members in favour (Ayes) and 196 against (Noes). This followed Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal's formal introduction of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, on 'One Nation, One Election' and his agreement to send the bill to a JPC in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah said, "When the One Nation, One Election Bill was taken up in the cabinet for approval, PM Modi had said that it should be sent to the JPC for detailed discussion. If the Law Minister is willing to send the bill to JPC, the discussion on its introduction can end." Meghwal also introduced a bill to amend the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, as per the day's schedule. These amendments aim to align assembly elections in Delhi, Jammu Kashmir, and Puducherry with the proposed simultaneous elections. (ANI)
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