Kevadia (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated ‘One Nation, One Election’ technique and a single voters’ list, saying that elections taking location just about every couple of months hinders improvement.
Addressing the concluding session of the 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference right here by way of video conference, PM Modi also paid homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and asserted that India is fighting terrorism now with new policy and new procedure.
On November 26, 2008, ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan killed 166 men and women, like 18 safety personnel, in a 60-hour siege in Mumbai.
Making a sturdy pitch for simultaneous elections on the Constitution Day, Modi mentioned that `One Nation, One Election’ was not “just an issue of deliberation, but also the need of the country”.
Elections are held at diverse locations just about every couple of months and it hampers the developmental perform and all of you know it. Therefore, it is will have to to have deep study and deliberation on `One Nation, One Election’,” he said.
He also said that having a single voters’ list was desirable.
“Only 1 voters’ list must be employed for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and other elections. Why are we wasting time and dollars on these lists?” he said.
He also emphasized the need for coordination between three wings of the state — Legislature, Executive and Judiciary — and said everything from these institutes’ roles to their decorum is described in the Constitution.
“In the 1970s, we saw how there was an try to breach the dignity of separation of energy, but the nation got the answer only from the Constitution. After that period of Emergency, the technique of checks and balances became stronger and stronger.
“The Legislature, Executive and Judiciary, all three learned a lot from that period and moved forward,” the prime minister mentioned.
National interest must type the basis of just about every selection, Modi mentioned. “We must remember that when politics take over people and nation-first policies, the nation has to pay adversely in such situations,” he added.
He cited the instance of delay in the completion of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, saying it kept lingering and was completed just after years.
“This could have happened earlier if development was given precedence. Those who stalled it, have no repentance,” he mentioned in a clear attack on the Congress.
Underlining that there is no location for politics of untouchability, Modi cited the instance of the Statue of Unity constructed by his government for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel regardless of Patel not getting from the BJP or the Jana Sangh.
Constitution is our guiding light to take on challenges in the 21st century, Modi mentioned and referred to as for raising awareness about it.
“Our Constitution has many features but one very special feature is the importance given to duties. Mahatma Gandhi was very keen about this. He saw a close link between rights and duties. He felt that once we perform our duties, rights will automatically be safeguarded,” Modi mentioned.
He also referred to the practice of KYC (know your client) in the corporate planet and mentioned there must be a comparable KYC drive in the type of Know Your Constitution to popularize the Constitution and its diverse attributes.
Recalling the Mumbai terror attack, the prime minister mentioned it was the most significant terror attack on the nation.
“Today’s date is associated with the biggest terror attack on the country. On this date in 2008, terrorists sent from Pakistan had attacked Mumbai,” he mentioned.
“Many people died in that terror attack, and people of many nationalities were the victims. I pay my homage to all. I bow down to the security personnel who lost their lives in the attack.
“India can by no means overlook the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and is now fighting terrorism with `nai neeti aur reeti’ (new policy and new procedure),” he mentioned.
The All India Presiding Officers Conference started in 1921, and the Gujarat occasion marks its centenary year.
The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Harmonious Coordination in between Legislature, Executive and Judiciary- Key to a Vibrant Democracy’.