Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has called on all political parties to express their agreement on the idea of holding elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies together. The Vice President said in a conference here, 'I call upon the political parties to seriously consider the option of holding elections together and form a consensus.'
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The Indian School of Business organized a special conference. He said that holding elections together will help the Election Commission to reduce the amount of money spent in conducting elections and this will prevent people and parties from constantly diverting attention. Naidu said, "Government officials also have a responsibility, which is apart from the basic responsibility of providing services of governance and improvement in the distribution system due to frequent elections."
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Apart from this, he said that holding simultaneous elections will help the Election Commission to reduce the amount spent in conducting the elections and this will prevent the people and parties from constantly diverting attention. Naidu said, 'Government officials also have a responsibility which is different from the basic responsibility of providing services to the government and reform of the distribution system due to frequent elections.' Concerns over political populist promises made by political parties without assessing financial situation While expressing this, the Vice President said that laws like the FRBM Act can be made to deal with it. We can make this law that there is a sufficient amount before making any promise.
