CHENNAI, May 26: Batting for the One Nation One Election (ONOE) concept which was not
an untested theory and was successfully implemented in the past, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief
Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday recalled late DMK Patriarch and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi
voicing support to it earlier, while expressing surprise over ruling DMK’s opposition to it now.
Speaking at a seminar on ONOE here, this concept was not successfully implemented in the
country in the formative years and the Mr Karunanidhi had supported it.
Stating that ONOE was not just a political reform, but also economical, administrative and
governance reform, he expressed surprise over the DMK opposing it now.
Referring to the DMK and Opposition Congress-led INDI block terming ONOE went against
the principles of federalism, Mr Pawan asked “If it is so, why did Kalaignar Karunanidhi support
it ” and requested Tamil Nadu Chief Minister an DMK President M K Stalin to revisit its stand
and consider its potential”.
Tamil Nadu is no stranger to this concept as it has experienced simultaneous elections from
1952 to 1967, he pointed out and recalled that Mr Karunanidhi had in the past had insisted
that simultaneous elections must continue in Tamil Nadu when the cycle was broken after 1967.
“Today, whoever is opposing ‘ONOE should read ‘Kalaignar’ Karunanidhi’s argument in favour
of simultaneous elections in his autobiography ‘Nenjukku Needhi’, Mr Pawan Kalyan.
Urging the Centre to form a panel to restore simultaneous elections in the country, he said the
BJP National leadership is implementing the vision and dreams of Karunanidhi.
“It is strange that Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin is opposing what his father proposed,” he noted.
Mr. Kalyan said ONOE will avoid wastage of public funds, loss of man-days.
(UNI)
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