The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 23th December 2024

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Pie in the sky: On the idea of simultaneous elections

The simultaneous elections idea is a non-starter (a plan or idea that has no chance of success)

With the Union government introducing two Bills in the Lok Sabha to implement its idea of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies, the stage is set for Parliament to debate the feasibility (the state of being possible or practical), or otherwise, of the idea of what the government calls “One Nation, One Election”. With the Opposition pressing on a division of votes on the introduction of the Bill — 263 for and 198 against — the writing on the wall (an indication that something bad is going to happen) was clear. The government does not have the two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the constitutional amendments to facilitate simultaneous elections. A 39-member House panel will examine the two Bills. The content in the Bills themselves are in line with the recommendations of a committee headed by former President of India Ram Nath Kovind that envisaged (to envision or predict something) simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections as a first step, followed by municipal and panchayat polls within 100 days of the general election. For the amendments to conduct municipal elections, they would have to be ratified (approved formally) by at least half of the State Assemblies.

The Constitution Amendment Bill seeks to add a new provision that will provide for the timeline for simultaneous elections and as per the wording in the Bill, this could happen only in 2034 unless the Lok Sabha terms prior to that are curtailed (shortened) for some reason. Other provisions echo the Kovind committee recommendations — for example, if a State Assembly gets dissolved before five years of its term, after the “appointed date” — the date for synchronising Lok Sabha and Assembly elections — fresh “midterm” (occurring in the middle of a term) elections will be held but the new Assembly will not have a full five-year tenure. Its tenure will end five years from the “appointed date”. The Bill also provides the Election Commission the option to defer (postpone) or not hold Assembly elections to a particular State, but the full term of that Assembly will still coincide with that of the Lok Sabha elections. These provisions are anti-federal (against the principles of federalism, which involves the distribution of power between central and regional governments). The idea of conducting multiple elections to an Assembly before the stipulated five-year period also militates (to oppose strongly) against the ostensible (apparent, but not necessarily true) rationale provided for the idea of introducing simultaneous elections — cost-cutting. The idea of federalism, sharing power at different levels of governance, is tied to the exclusive importance and roles demarcated (set apart or defined clearly) to them and elections are a way for voters to exercise their specific concerns related to these different levels of government. By subsuming (to absorb or include something within a larger group) the electoral cycles into one time frame, the idea of simultaneous elections has the potential to diminish the importance of each tier, which is also in line with the centralising tendencies of the BJP/NDA regime. This makes it imperative (absolutely necessary) for those committed to federalism to steadfastly (firmly and loyally) oppose this idea.

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 23rd December 2024

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1. Non-starter: A plan or idea that has no chance of succeeding.
2. Feasibility: The condition or fact of being possible to do or achieve.
3. Writing on the wall: A sign or warning that something bad is going to happen.
4. Envisaged: To imagine or expect that something will happen in the future.
5. Ratified: To approve something officially.
6. Curtailed: To reduce or limit something.
7. Midterm: The middle of a period of time, especially a school term or a political term.
8. Defer: To delay something until a later time.
9. Anti-federal: Opposed to federalism, or a system of government where power is shared between central and regional authorities.
10. Militates: To make something less likely to happen or to oppose something strongly.

Hindu Vocab Master 23rd December 2024 with Synonyms & Antonyms

Here are the synonyms and antonyms of all the difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master Hindi equivalents for all the words for 23rd December 2024:

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Non-starter	failure, dead end, impossibility, flop	success, winner, go-ahead, viable option
Feasibility	practicability, possibility, viability, workability	impossibility, impracticality, unworkability, infeasibility
Writing on the wall	warning, omen, sign, indication	certainty, assurance, confirmation, security
Envisaged	envisioned, imagined, anticipated, projected	ignored, disregarded, overlooked, unimagined
Ratified	approved, validated, confirmed, sanctioned	rejected, invalidated, disapproved, denied
Curtailed	reduced, limited, shortened, diminished	expanded, extended, increased, prolonged
Midterm	middle, halfway, intermediate, transitional	beginning, start, end, final
Defer	postpone, delay, put off, suspend	advance, expedite, hasten, speed up
Anti-federal	centralizing, authoritarian, unitary, absolute	federalist, decentralizing, cooperative, federal
Militates	opposes, hinders, prevents, obstructs	supports, aids, helps, promotes