Telangana Rashtra Samithi has taken with a pinch of salt the proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and the state assemblies in the country.
TRS Lok Sabha member from Karimnagar B Vinod Kumar told a news agency that it was a wishful thinking on the part of Modi to come up with such a proposal.
“It is a good idea, but it is not possible to hold the simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies in the present circumstances. Indian democracy needs to attain enough maturity to embrace such a proposal,” he said.
Vinod, who is also the party’s deputy floor leader in Lok Sabha, said his party was not against the simultaneous polls per se, but it needed a "drastic change" in the Constitution to adopt the model.
"I think, it's a difficult task; all the political parties should agree, Parliament should agree, all the State Legislatures should agree," the MP said.
Asked if he thought the simultaneous polls idea would remain an issue for debate and may not take off, Vinod said: "May be", and agreed that it was not a very practical proposition.
"Indian democracy should further mature itself to think on those lines (simultaneous polls)", he added.
"Yes, definitely it's a wishful thinking, (but) it's good.” Vinod Kumar spoke about practical difficulties in the event of dissolution of Lok Sabha and Assemblies for political reasons before the end of their term and related issues.
