New Delhi, April 5 -- Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday ruled out the implementation of the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal during the ongoing electoral term, dismissing what she termed "false propaganda" by opposition parties, media reports said.

Not a Modi-era invention

Speaking at SRM University in Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, Sitharaman emphasised that the concept had been around long before the Modi administration. "This concept was widely discussed during several occasions. It was not something introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This 'One Nation, One Election' was in existence till the 1960s," she said, urging critics to examine the proposal on its merit rather than dismiss it ...