Simultaneous polls "a solution looking for a problem," says Asaduddin Owaisi

All Asaduddin Owaisi, head of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in India, described the Law Commission's consultation on conducting simultaneous polls in the country as "a solution to the search for". a problem "

. Owaisi, responding on behalf of his party to the Stakeholder Rights Commission's consultation requests on the issue, said that the exercise does not establish whether there is a "need" for polls concurrent. He drew the attention of the Committee to a report tabled by the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Law and Justice on the same subject, in a 10-page letter

"The question of simultaneous elections is a solution to looking for a problem.It should be noted that no attempt has been made to badyze whether there is a need for simultaneous elections.For this, some difficulties logistics, such as election-related expenses, are considered sufficient reasons to fundamentally alter the basic structure of the Constitution, and instead I would like to stress that the constitutional principle of collective responsibility and the executive can not be sacrificed on the altar of "efficiency" and "stability." It is not possible to privilege convenience over constitutional guarantees, "writes he, aj as his party opposed the decision.

"It has been repeatedly emphasized that the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is a" political paralysis "that precludes the government from developing policies.It should be noted that, first, the MCC n & # It does not prevent the development of policies that are developmental or routine, and it is the insistence of national party leaders to participate and campaign in various national and local elections that cause political paralysis and not the MCC, "he said.

million. Owaisi added that simultaneous polls would favor national parties and weaken the ability of regional parties to raise issues of local communities. "The two principles of parliamentary control and permanent elections are essential attributes of parliamentary democracy, which is a fundamental feature of the constitution," he said.