“Assault to constitution…” Congress, SP voice against ‘One Nation, One Election’ in Lok Sabha

Dec 17, 2024

New Delhi, December 17 (ANI): Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Law Minister introduced Constitutional Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha for ‘One Nation, One Election’ on December 17. Congress MP Manish Tewari said "I rise to oppose the introduction of the Constitution 129th Amendment Bill 2024 and the Union Territories Laws Amendment Bill 2024. Beyond the seventh schedule of the Constitution is the basic structured doctrine and that basic structure doctrine spells out that there are certain features of the Indian Constitution which are beyond the amending power of this House also. One of the essential features is federalism and the structure of our democracy. Therefore, the bills which have been moved by the Minister of Law and Justice absolutely assault the basic structure of the Constitution and are beyond the legislative competence of this House and therefore they need to be opposed and the introduction of those bills have to be stopped." Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav said, "I am standing to oppose the 129th Amendment Act of the Constitution, I am not able to understand just 2 days ago, no stone was left unturned in the glorious tradition of saving the Constitution. Within 2 days, the Constitution Amendment Bill has been brought to an end the basic spirit and the basic structure of the Constitution. I agree with Manish Tewari and on behalf of my party and my leader Akhilesh Yadav, I have no hesitation in saying that there was no one more learned than the makers of our Constitution at that time, even in this House, there was no one more learned, I have no hesitation in saying this..."