Sumitra Mahajan

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday said that if parliamentary and state assembly elections are held simultaneously, then developmental works can happen without any hindrance for five years. Mahajan said this while advocating for the bill having provision of holding these elections simultaneously. Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery 90-minute debate on Tuesday with the opposition terming the move as "dictatorial". Talking to reporters, Mahajan said, "If this bill becomes a law and comes into force, it will be a good thing because development work will be done without any hindrance for five years. All the governments of the country will be able to move forward with a concrete programme of development." "This bill has a long way to go, but it is a good thing that discussions have started on it," she said. The senior BJP leader said that this bill will not come into force ..

Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan has welcomed the shifting of Parliament from the old building and expressed the hope that the excellent democratic traditions will be upheld in the new building. Amid frequent ruckus in Parliament and state assemblies, Mahajan stressed that more attention should be given to the principle of "discuss, debate and decide" in a democratic system. Mahajan added that she didn't mean discussions are not happening in Parliament these days. "New Parliament building is a long time need as MPs face a lot of difficulties due to the space constraint in the old building. They also faced difficulties in getting modern technical facilities, Mahajan told PTI in an interview. Parliament will be shifting to the swanky complex on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday. "I hope the excellent traditions of our democracy will be upheld in the new Parliament building and new dimensions will be added with the help of modern technology. Besides, I al

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