#OneNationOneElection is a remedy worse than the disease. 🎯 #ONOE reverses the logic of parliamentary democracy, treating dissolution as...
M.K. Stalin argued that the 'One Nation One Election' (ONOE) proposal undermines parliamentary democracy and federalism by allowing state government mandates to be cut short for the sake of a synchronised national election calendar. He referenced an article he wrote in The Hindu newspaper elaborating this position, calling the proposal a step toward a quasi-presidential model that weakens legislative accountability.
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#OneNationOneElection is a remedy worse than the disease.
🎯 #ONOE reverses the logic of parliamentary democracy, treating dissolution as an administrative inconvenience and subtly shifting India toward a quasi presidential model that weakens legislative accountability.
🎯 It allows State mandates to be truncated not because legislative confidence has collapsed, but simply to align with the national electoral calendar.
🛑 It also risks violating federalism by enabling prolonged unelected governance in the name of synchronisation.
🚫 India’s democracy must not be redesigned for administrative convenience at the cost of constitutional balance and the people’s right to hold power accountable.
Read more in my article published in today’s @The_Hindu: https://t.co/DEL6eHeM8G
M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK President, sharply criticised the Union Government's proposed 'One Nation One Election' (ONOE) scheme, describing it as 'a remedy worse than the disease.' In a social media post accompanying an article published in The Hindu, Stalin argued that ONOE reverses the logic of parliamentary democracy by treating the dissolution of a state assembly as an administrative inconvenience, and risks nudging India toward a quasi-presidential model that weakens legislative accountability to voters. He warned that state governments could have their electoral mandates truncated not because they lost legislative confidence, but merely to align with a national election calendar, and cautioned that this could enable prolonged unelected governance under the guise of synchronisation. Stalin framed the proposal as a threat to India's federal structure and constitutional balance, asserting that democratic design should not be sacrificed for administrative convenience. The post reflects Stalin's long-standing opposition to Centre-driven changes he views as diminishing state autonomy.