Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly advocated for ‘one nation, one election,’ urging political parties to work together to realise the dream. He contended that frequent elections are hindering the nation’s progress.
Speaking on the 78th Independence Day, he said that extensive consultations have taken place across the country with all political parties given their inputs, and a committee has submitted an excellent report on the matter.
”Frequent elections are creating hurdles in the progress of the nation. It has become easy to link any scheme/initiative with elections. There are elections somewhere every three to six months. Every work is linked to elections,” Modi said from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
”The nation has to come forward for one nation, one election,” he said.
The prime minister urged political parties ”from the Red Fort and with the national tricolour as a witness to ensure the nation’s progress”.
He also asked the parties to ensure that ”national resources are used for the common man. We have to come forward to realise the dream of one nation one election”.
His first Independence Day address of his third term takes him past Manmohan Singh, who unfurled the tricolour 10 times from the ramparts of Red Fort during 2004-2014, and places him behind Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who did the honours 17 and 16 times respectively.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hoisted the national flag for the 11th time in a row from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day.
In his address on the country’s 78th Independence Day, Modi said it is a day to pay tribute to the countless people who made sacrifices and struggled for the country’s freedom. “The country is indebted to them,” he said.
Modi paid condolences to the families who lost their members in the recent national disasters. His first Independence Day address of his third term takes him past Manmohan Singh, who unfurled the tricolour 10 times from the ramparts of Red Fort during 2004-2014, and places him behind Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who did the honours 17 and 16 times respectively.
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‘One nation, one election’: Modi calls on political parties to support unified electoral system
