Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre was not planning on amending the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable a common electoral roll and simultaneous elections to all electoral bodies in the country.
Asked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirodi Lal Meena if such an amendment was in the works, Mr. Rijiju’s written reply stated: “No sir”. However, the Minister said a meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary with Chief Secretaries of various States was held on September 3, 2020, “related to the use of common electoral rolls in the elections to local bodies”.
