As Centre included Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on the list of eight members of the high-level committee announced to examine the possibility of simultaneous polls in the country, AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) leader Raghav Chadha has now taken a swipe at the central government saying, “getting an MPs prior consent before appointing them to a high-level committee is now optional”Centre forms eight-member high-level committee for simultaneous pollsOn Saturday, the central government notified the eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats.According to the official information, this committee will have Home Minister Shah, Chowdhury, former leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh as members.Congress leader Chowdhary denies Centres appointmentMeanwhile, Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary declined to be a part of this committee in a letter to the Union Minister Amit Shah shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).In a letter to the union minister, Chowdhury said he had come to know that he had been appointed a member of the high-level committee on simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas.“I have no hesitation whatsoever in declining to serve on the Committee whose terms of reference have been prepared in a manner to guarantee its conclusions. It is, I am afraid, a total eyewash,” he said in his letter. He stated the reasons behind his rejection to be a part of this committee.Further, he also lamented the of current Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge from the committee. “This is a deliberate insult to the system of Parliamentary democracy,” he said.AAP leader Raghav Chadha takes a swipe at Centre over this issue Amid this row, now AAP leader Raghav Chadha took to his social media, slamming the Centre over this issue. Sharing Chowdhurys letter to Amit Shah, he wrote on X, “So, apparently, getting an MPs prior consent before APPOINTING them to a high-level committee is now optional Its not like theres any precedent for suspending MPs for merely SUGGESTING names lawfully, rightSo, apparently, getting an MPs prior consent before APPOINTING them to a high-level committee is now optional Its not like theres any precedent for suspending MPs for merely SUGGESTING names lawfully, right 😉 pic.twitter.com/kbWAPExx33— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) September 3, 2023
