Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 15 : Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manmohan Samal on Sunday asserted that the BJP Yuva Morcha's seminar on 'One Nation One Election' was organised so that the citizens will think about the nation.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Yuva Morcha today organised a seminar on 'One Nation, One Election' in Bhubaneswar.
Speaking to mediapersons, the BJP President said, "Today, this program involving students was organised so that the citizens of the country will think about the country. This debate has reached the stage of movement and will continue further..."
Meanwhile, on August 12, the Lok Sabha accepted a motion to extend the tenure for the Joint Parliamentary Committee's report on the 'One Nation, One Election Bill.'
The extension will allow the committee to submit its findings by the first day of the last week of the Winter Session in 2025.
The motion was moved by PP Chaudhary, Chairman of the One Nation, One Election Panel. He requested the House to allow the JPC more time to present the report on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
"That this House do extend time for the presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment ) Bill, 2024" upto the first day of the last week of the Winter Session, 2025.
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024. The bills were sent to the Joint Committee of both Houses for further examination.