'Monstrous, mindless': Chidambaram criticises 'One Nation, One Election' plan

Former union minister P Chidambaram opposes the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework. Photo credit: ANINEW DELHI: Former union minister P Chidambaram has opposed the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework before a joint parliamentary committee, calling the initiative “unconstitutional”, “monstrous” and “mindless”.Chidambaram, who appeared before the panel examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, argued that synchronising Lok Sabha and state assembly elections could violate the constitutional framework governing elected legislatures.Sources, quoted by news agency PTI, said the former home and finance minister told the panel that since legislatures are elected for five-year terms, curtailing their tenure w