Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the call for 'One Nation, One Election' has gained momentum, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to form a committee on the proposal under former President Ram Nath Kovind. He said the committee has submitted its report to the President.
Backing the 'One Nation, One Election' initiative, he said it would save money, time and resources.
“I believe the people of the nation will support us. However, only the Congress party will oppose it. It is their habit to oppose everything," he said at a public meeting in Bikaner, Rajasthan. " This (One Nation, One Election) will save your time and resources.”
News agency PTI quoted Singh as saying that the track record of the BJP government at the Centre has been "fabulous".
Speaking at a public meeting in support of BJP candidate and Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in Kolayat, Bikaner, Singh sought to reiterate the BJP's dedication to fulfilling promises made to the public. "The track record of Modi ji's politics has been fabulous. And it was fabulous because we treat people as supreme whereas the Congress treats a family as supreme," Singh said.
As the defence minister, he added, he is pained when the Congress "questions the valour of the country’s defence forces".
"The Congress questions our Army personnel. They ask for proof that they have carried out a surgical strike. The whole world has got the proof, only the Congress is not getting it," he said, referring to the 2016 surgical strike.
He said India conducted the September 2016 surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) following a terrorist attack on an Army base in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector.
The Lok Sabha elections will be held in Rajasthan in two phases, April 19 and 26.