AAP voices concerns over "One nation one election policy" in a letter to Pralhad Joshi. Read here

Aam Ami Party voiced its concerns over "One nation, One Election" call of Prime Minister Modi through a letter dressed to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Prahl Joshi on 19 June after it's chief Arvind Kejriwal skipped all Party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  

Citing that re was a lack of vision document or policy draft or white paper on proposed concept of simultaneous polls, letter said that it would be futile to comment on merits and demerits of method.

In dition to that, letter stated that slogan "one nation, one election" was a mere slogan that was debated by politicians and news anchors and hence was t a concept that could be comprehended, debated and discussed owing to lack of clarity.

AAP dressed some preliminary concerns about proposed policy that is explained in detail in letter. letter speculated circumstances where state government would collapse, leing state to be ruled by Goverr until general elections for Lok Sabha took place, which letter deemed, was t practicable. On or hand, it also speculated a situation when government at Centre collapsed and country came under President's rule, it would t be possible for state governments to give up ir rule and wait until general elections for Lok Sabha to take place as y would enjoy confidence of citizens who voted m to power. Furr, it said that President taking vice from Council of Ministers who belonged to a "defunct Lok Sabha" is against parliamentary democracy. It termed situation as "every grain going against automy provided by Constitution of India.

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letter furr ded that concept of simultaneous elections could le to compelled polls, which would turn out to be base of political turmoil, undermining of democracy and a lo on exchequer. letter also revisited harrowing experience of Emergency where tenure of Lok Sabha was extended for more than five years and some assemblies dissolved to suit political interests of Congress was a caveat against forcing elections in any manner that contricts present five-year cycle.

letter concluded by stating that any attempt to fix something that isn't broken such as making amendments for holding simultaneous polls and imposing Presidential Rule in absence of breakdown of constitutional machinery will undermine democracy, create unrest and disturb constitutional equilibrium.

Re letter here: 

PM Modi has frequently spoken in favour of 'one nation-one poll', which has been pitched by government ever since coming to power. He stated that it is need of hour due to a various number of issues. PM Modi h called a meeting of presidents of all political parties in parliament on June 19 to discuss One Nation, One Election. Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, K Chandrashekar Rao, MK Stalin, and Arvind Kejriwal gave meeting a miss.

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