The next meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 'One Nation, One Election' may likely be convened on 30 July. The panel Chairman P P Chaudhary also informed that Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde might be called to express their views in that meeting.
The JPC, headed by BJP MP Chaudhary, has been speaking to jurists and legal experts as it prepares its recommendation on the bill. Former chief justices of India, J S Khehar and D Y Chandrachud also interacted with JPC yesterday, keeping their opinions in front of the committee.
"Judges of the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court, along with senior advocates, also interacted with the committee members," Chaudhary said, adding, "The interaction focused on whether the One Nation, One Election Bill is by the Constitution."
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"We are very happy that all the members had a detailed discussion that lasted for five hours so that we can make the right law and have concrete recommendations when this law goes to Parliament," he said.
"The committee is discussing the issue very seriously and various legal luminaries, including former Chief Justices of India, have given their views to help us understand if this idea fits within the constitutional framework," he said.
Chaudhary said that the views of all the stakeholders would be heard and that the committee is in no rush to submit its report.
"The whole country should feel that the Joint Parliamentary Committee has heard everyone and got everyone's views... if the members feel that there is a need to hear more people before presenting the report, then we can ask for more time from Parliament," he said.
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