Remove speed breakers hindering country's development: Rekha Gupta favours 'One Nation, One Election'

ANI April 30, 2025 167 views

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta passionately argued for simultaneous elections to reduce wasteful expenditure. She framed One Nation One Election as essential for achieving India's 2047 development goals. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan supported this by recalling India's historic practice of synchronized polls. The leaders promoted this reform during Delhi University's awareness run event.

"People should make their choice only once...remove speed breakers stopping our development" - Rekha Gupta
New Delhi, April 30: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday morning asserted that it was their responsibility to remove "speed breakers" that hinder the development of the country. She said that the only way to achieve 'Viksit Bharat' was through 'One Nation, One Election'.

Key Points

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Gupta highlights wasteful election spending in staggered polls

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Links One Nation One Election to Viksit Bharat 2047 vision

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Pradhan cites pre-1960s simultaneous poll tradition

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Event featured Delhi University's ONOE awareness run

Speaking about the huge amount of money spent in the elections, the Delhi CM said that people should make their choice only once, while advocating for new reforms to give the country a chance to perform.

"Thousand crores of money are spent on elections every time. First, Lok Sabha elections took place, followed by the Assembly elections after six months. Thousands of government employees, teachers, and school management all get busy conducting elections. People should have to make their choices only once, and it is our responsibility to remove those speed breakers that are stopping our development. We should make reforms and give the country a chance to perform," Gupta said while addressing the gathering at Delhi University's North Campus.

"We want the country to move forward in the path of progress. 2047 is a big target for us. When we talk about 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Viswaguru Bharat'...we only have one way for it that is 'One Nation One Election'," she added.

Meanwhile, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan advocated for political stability to enable the country to achieve superpower status, stating that elections were held together until the 1960s, but the schedule has been disrupted over the last 40 years.

"The elections were held together at once after Independence. It used to happen till the 1960s. This schedule has been disrupted in the last 40 years. If India needs to develop and become a superpower, political stability in the country and its states is required. The frequent elections take a toll on time and revenue, which is not good for the country's development," Pradhan said.

Along with him, Delhi CM Gupta, Delhi Minister Ashish Sood and others flagged off the 'One Nation, One Election' run organised under the Delhi University mega run today.

Reader Comments

Here are 6 diverse Indian perspective comments for the article:
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Rajesh K.
One Nation One Election makes perfect sense! The amount of resources wasted in conducting elections every few months is staggering. Our teachers and government employees can focus on actual development work instead of election duty. đź‘Ť
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Priya M.
While the idea sounds good, I worry about regional issues getting sidelined. What if people want to vote differently for state vs central govt? We need more discussion on how this would work practically.
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Amit S.
Finally someone talking sense! Elections have become a never-ending circus in our country. All that money could be spent on roads, schools and hospitals instead. Full support to CM Gupta's vision!
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Sunita R.
The concept is good but implementation will be tricky. What happens if a state government falls mid-term? Will we have President's rule for years? Need proper constitutional amendments first.
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Vikram J.
Elections are the foundation of our democracy. Calling them "speed breakers" is disrespectful to the process. Yes, reforms are needed, but not at the cost of weakening federal structure. #ThinkBeforeYouReform
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Neha T.
As a teacher who gets pulled for election duty every year, I fully support this! It disrupts academic schedules terribly. Plus the money saved could improve our education system. Win-win situation! 🎯

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