National: After the Cabinet's approval of the One Nationa, One Election report submitted by former President Ram Nath Kovind, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi rejected the concept of simultaneous elections and called it a need of PM Modi and  Home Minister Amit Shah only. 

In a post on X, Asaduddin Owaisi said, "Just because they have a compulsive need to campaign in even municipal & local body elections does not mean that we need simultaneous polls. Frequent & periodic elections improve democratic accountability."

Reiterating his stance on ONOE, he said that he has consistently opposed it because 'it is a solution in search of a problem'. He further added that the simultaneous elections will destroy federalism and compromise democracy, which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution

Notably, the bill regarding 'One Nation, One Election' is expected to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament. Later, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media that the Union Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the high-level committee on 'One Nation, One Election'.

Recommendations of the Kovind panel

The committee on 'One Nation, One Election', headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on March 15 this year, recommending simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. The panel had also proposed to set up an 'Implementation Group' to look into the execution of the recommendations.