New Delhi,
\nA day after President Ram Nath Kovind called for a sustained debate and political consensus on the idea of \u201cone nation, one election\u201d, the Congress shot it down as a mere \u201cslogan\u201d with former Finance Minister P Chidambaram saying it cannot be done under the present Constitution.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a discussion following the launch of his book \u201cSpeaking Truth to Power\u201d by former President Pranab Mukherjee this evening, Chidambaram said, \u201cJust like \u2018one nation, one tax\u2019 was an election jumla, \u2018one nation, one election\u2019 is also an election jumla. It can\u2019t be done under the present Constitution. The Constitution does not give a fixed term to any state government or the Central Government. What if the government was to fall in a year? Would you have President\u2019s rule for the rest of five years. This cannot be done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier, Mukherjee warned his Congress colleagues against parliamentary disruption, describing ruckus as a betrayal of people\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany don\u2019t agree with me, but parliamentary disruption is a betrayal of the commitment to the people. Each MP seeks, rather begs for the vote whether from the general electorate or from a selected electorate. Even the President of the Republic seeks a vote. After seeking votes, if you draw a theoretical conclusion that disruption is a parliamentary tool, I don\u2019t agree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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