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Several Opposition MPs spoke against the introduction of the Bills for removal of PM, CMs and ministers held on criminal charges, claiming they violated constitutional principles.
The three contentious bills have been sent to a joint parliamentary committee for further deliberation. (Photo: Sansad TV)
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha for the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Ministers under arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges. The introduction of the Bills came amid fierce protests from Opposition MPs, who tore up the copies of the draft law and shouted slogans.
In a charged atmosphere, several Opposition MPs spoke against the introduction of the Bills, claiming they violated constitutional principles. Several political leaders claimed that the law would openly help the government misuse it for political reasons and turn the country into a police state.
As soon as the Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha, the Opposition trooped into the well, raising slogans and some even tore copies in front of Shah. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Ravneet Singh Bittu, stepped out of their seats to prevent the opposition members from coming near Shah and waved them to go back to their side of the aisle.
Opposition Raised Questions
Attacking Shah over the introduction of the Bills, Congress MP K C Venugopal questioned the Union Home Minister over his claim of public morality by referring to his arrest in a criminal case when he was the Home Minister of Gujarat in 2010. Soon Shah hit back, saying that he resigned on moral grounds before his arrest on “false” allegations and did not join a constitutional position till he was discharged by the courts.
“What are they (Opposition) teaching us about morality? I had resigned. And I want moral values to rise. We cannot be so shameless that we continue to occupy constitutional positions while facing charges. I resigned before arrest,” Shah said.
Opposition MPs, including AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress’ Manish Tewari and Venugopal, spoke against the introduction the Bills and termed the proposed law against the Constitution.
Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari sharply criticised the government, describing the bill as “anti-democratic”. He further warned that the proposed bill could enable the government to jail Opposition leaders on fabricated charges.
Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram sharply criticised the government for introducing the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Parliament, calling it “an extraordinary and patently unconstitutional Bill.”
Chidambaram in a post on X, “The government introduced an extraordinary and patently unconstitutional Bill in the Lok Sabha yesterday. If an arrested Chief Minister does not get bail in 30 days, he will cease to be Chief Minister! Have you heard of anything more bizarre in the legal world?”
What Are The Three Bills?
The three Bills are the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025; the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025; and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025.
The Bills have proposed that if Prime Minister, Chief Ministers or Union Ministers are arrested and detained in custody for 30 consecutive days for offences that attract a jail term of at least five years, they will lose their jobs on the 31st day.
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