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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
130th Amendment Bill turns India into dictatorship: Stalin
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin described the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill moved by Union home minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as "a black bill". Stalin's post on X came in the wake of protests by opposition MPs, who tore up copies of the bill in the Lok Sabha that sought to remove Central and state ministers arrested or detained in custody for at least 30 days over serious criminal charges. "The 130th Constitutional Amendment is not reform. This is a black day and this is a black bill," Stalin said on X. "A 30-day arrest is equal to removal of an elected CM. No trial and no conviction. It's just BJP's diktat," he added. Stalin said, "The Bill strikes at the very root of democracy, and I call upon all the democratic forces to unite against this attempt to turn India into a dictatorship. BJP govt has decided to defile the Constitution and its democratic foundations by turning India into a dictatorship under the Prime Minister." You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Gold Rates Today in Chennai | Silver Rates Today in Chennai Describing it as an "unconstitutional amendment", Stalin expressed confidence that the amendment would be struck down by the courts, saying that guilt is determined only after trial, not by the mere registration of a case. He called it a sinister attempt to intimidate regional parties in NDA, adding that "the first move of any emerging dictator is to give himself the power to arrest and remove rivals from office. That is exactly what this Bill seeks to do." Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
The Hindu
10 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Centre has decided to defile the Constitution by turning India into a dictatorship under PM, alleges Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday strongly objected to The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament, which seeks to provide a legal framework for the removal of the Prime Minister, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, and Ministers of States and Union Territories who are arrested and detained in custody for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges. He said the BJP government at the Centre has decided to defile the Constitution and its democratic foundations by turning India into a dictatorship under the Prime Minister. 'The 130th Constitutional Amendment is not reform. This is a black day and this is a black Bill. This is how dictatorships begin: steal votes, silence rivals and crush States. I strongly condemn this Bill, which strikes at the very root of democracy, and I call upon all the democratic forces to unite against this attempt to turn India into a dictatorship,' Mr. Stalin said in a post on X. 'After the exposé of vote theft, the very mandate on which the Union BJP government was formed is in serious question. Its legitimacy is doubtful. Having stolen the mandate of the people through fraud, the BJP is now desperate to distract public attention from this exposé. To do that, they have brought in the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill,' Mr. Stalin alleged. 'The plan of this Bill is clear. It allows the BJP to foist false cases against political opponents in power across States and remove them by misusing provisions that treat even a 30-day arrest as a ground for removal of an elected leader, without any conviction or trial. This unconstitutional amendment will certainly be struck down by the courts because guilt is decided only after trial, not by the mere registration of a case,' the Chief Minister said. 'This is a sinister attempt to intimidate regional parties in the NDA, whose leaders are CMs or Ministers in various States — 'stick with us or else…' The first move of any emerging dictator is to give himself the power to arrest and remove rivals from office. That is exactly what this Bill seeks to do,' Mr. Stalin added.
