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Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi has stated that if there is no national consensus on conducting simultaneous elections, it should not be forced upon the people. Quraishi also expressed his hope that the present Election Commission will take swift and neutral action against violations of the model code of conduct in the upcoming assembly polls.
New Delhi: With a high-level committee exploring the possibility of conducting simultaneous polls, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Thursday said if national consensus is not achieved on the proposal then it should not be
"Now, the prime minister (Narendra Modi) argues that it (continuous election cycle) is more expensive. There is a study done by the NITI Aayog...after we dug this up we found out that the cost was Rs 5,000 more per voter if elections were not simultaneous. This is not a sum that the Indian exchequer cannot absorb," Shashi Tharoor said.
Kuala Lumpur: The government will undertake a comprehensive empirical study within one year before finalising the proposed separation of powers between the Attorney-General (AG) and the public prosecutor.
PETALING JAYA: The Dewan Rakyat is considering increasing fines for unparliamentary behaviour 10-fold from RM1,000 to RM10,000 per offence.