President pitches for simultaneous polls for LS and Assemblies

Kolkata Jan 29: President Ramnath kovind on Monday had addressed both houses of the parliament and has pitched for simultaneous elections of Loksabha and state Assemblies. The president has said that " frequent elections impede the speed of development as officials have to assist in conducting polls."

President has added that "There is concern among people sensitive to governance about the adverse impact of elections being held in one or other part of the country. Frequent elections not only entail more burden on human resources, the imposition of model code also impedes the development process of the country."

Kovind added that "Hence there should be greater dialogue and discussion on simultaneous polls and efforts made for agreement among political parties."