Constitution Bill will sound the death knell for elected govts: Asad
president and Hyderabad MP
on Wednesday opposed the three bills introduced in the Lok Sabha and accused the NDA govt of being hell-bent on creating a "police state".
The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Referring to the Constitution Amendment Bill, which seeks to remove the prime minister or chief ministers who are facing allegations of serious offences and have been detained for 30 consecutive days, he said it violates the principle of separation of powers and undermines the right of the people to elect a govt. "This govt is hell-bent on creating a police state. This will be a death knell unleashed on the elected govt," Owaisi claimed.
The AIMIM president further said the Bill gives a free run to the executive agencies to become judge and executioner based on baseless allegations and suspicions. The amendment would leave the CM and ministers at the mercy of the agencies as the bill would empower unelected executives and agencies to play the role of the legislature.
"The Constitution is being amended to turn this country into a police state and this is nothing but creating a Gestapo to ensure that democracy does not survive," he alleged.
The Hyderabad MP also cited cases involving leaders such as N Chandrababu Naidu, Hemant Soren and Arvind Kejriwal, who faced incarceration. "I am opposing the very introduction of these bills. Their passage would erode federalism and undermine the authority of elected govts," he claimed.
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