PM Modi calls for ‘One Nation, One Election’, says this is the need of India

Narendra Modi addressedd the concluding session of the 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference today via video conferencing. The two-day conference began yesterday at Kevadia in Gujarat.

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the conference which is being attended by Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, the state’s Chief Minister Vijay Rupani among others. Speaker Om Birla is also the chairperson of the conference.

The All India Presiding Officers Conference began in 1921, and the Gujarat event marks its centenary year. The theme for this year’s conference is Harmonious Coordination between Legislature, Executive and Judiciary – Key to a Vibrant Democracy.

Only one voter list should be used for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and other elections. Why’re we wasting time and money on these lists? – PM

# One Nation, One Election’ isn’t just an issue of deliberation, but also need of the country. It hampers the developmental work and all of you know about it. We must think about it seriously and office-holders can lead deliberations on this: PM Modi

# I would urge you to take initiatives to make aspects of our Constitution more popular among our youth and that too, through innovative methods: PM Modi

# Our Constitution has many features but a special feature is importance of duties. Gandhi ji was very keen on it. He saw close link b/w rights & duties. He felt that once we perform our duties, rights will automatically be safeguarded: PM at All India Presiding Officers Conference

# We must remember that when politics take over people and nation-first policies, the nation has to pay adversely in such situations: PM Modi