President Droupadi Murmu has stated that the ‘One Nation One Election’ Bill introduced in Parliament promises to redefine the terms of good governance.

She said the ‘One Nation One Election’ plan can promote consistency in governance, prevent policy paralysis, mitigate resource diversion, and reduce financial burden.

In her address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, President Murmu underlined that the decision to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam was amongst the most noteworthy of such efforts.

President Murmu highlighted that the Constituent Assembly had representatives from all parts and all communities of the country.

She said it had 15 women, including stalwarts such as Sarojini Naidu, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Sucheta Kripalani, Hansaben Mehta and Malati Choudhury.