PM Modi calls all-party meet to discuss simultaneous polls

TNN | Updated: Jun 17, 2019, 6:38 IST

Highlights

Modi used the first all-party meet after the elections to push for his "One Nation, One Election" idea at a meeting of leaders of political parties to be held on June 19
Modi's invite extends to presidents of all parties with presence in Parliament
Besides "One Nation, One Election", the meeting would discuss celebration of 75 years of India's Independence in 2022: Pralhad Joshi

PM Narendra Modi (ANI photo)

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi used the first all-party meeting called after the elections to push for his "One Nation, One Election" idea at a meeting of leaders of political parties to be held on June 19.
Making the announcement at the usual meeting of political parties called on the eve of the 17th Lok Sabha convening on Monday, Modi said Parliament should begin with "fresh zeal and new thinking". Wednesday's meeting is to also discuss how Parliament can be made more productive.

Modi's invite extends to presidents of all the parties with presence in Parliament. Besides "One Nation, One Election", the meeting would discuss celebration of 75 years of India's Independence in 2022 and 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary this year, parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said.