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Hans India
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Removal Of PM, CMs Jailed On Serious Charges: Chaos in LS as Shah tables 3 Bills
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha three Bills for the removal of Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Ministers under arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges, drawing fierce protests from Opposition MPs, who tore up copies of the draft law and marched close to his seat shouting slogans. In a charged atmosphere, several Opposition MPs spoke against the introduction of the Bills, claiming they violated constitutional principles, targeted federalism, turned the jurisprudence 'innocent until proven guilty' on its head, were open to misuse for political reasons and threatened to turn the country into a police state. Shah, however, batted for an enhanced standing for moral values in public life, saying, "We cannot be so shameless that we continue to occupy constitutional positions while facing serious charges". On his proposal, the Bills were sent by the House to a Joint Committee of Parliament, comprising 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha for scrutiny. The committee, whose members will soon be named, has been asked to submit its report to the House by the last day of the first week of the next session, expected in the third week of November. As soon as the Bills were introduced soon after 2 pm, Opposition members trooped into the well, raising slogans and some even tore copies in front of Shah for the sight to be captured by cameras broadcasting the home minister's remarks. A few BJP members, including Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Ravneet Singh Bittu, stepped out of their seats to prevent Opposition members from coming near Shah and waved them to go back to their side of the aisle. When Congress MP K C Venugopal questioned Shah about his claim of public morality by referring to his arrest in a criminal case when he was the Home Minister of Gujarat in 2010, the senior BJP leader hit back. He said he wanted to set the record straight as he had 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, and RSP's N K Premachandran, spoke against the introduction, terming the proposed law against the Constitution and federalism. The Home Minister also said that the Bills will be sent to the Joint Committee of Parliament, where members of both Houses, including those from the Opposition, would get an opportunity to give their suggestions. 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 constitutional amendment bill will require the support of at least two-thirds of the members in both Houses. The ruling alliance currently lacks such a majority on its own. The Bills have proposed that if Prime Minister, Union Ministers or Chief 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. Demanding that Shah withdraw the Bills, Tewari said they were "squarely destructive" of the basic structure of the Constitution and turned the fundamental principle of the rule of law that a person is innocent till proven guilty on its head. The Bills give due procedure a go-by and make an investigating officer the "boss of Prime Minister of India", he asserted. The Congress MP said the proposed law distorts parliamentary democracy by undermining the will of the people through mere custody bereft of judicial determination. It also opens the door for political misuse by the state's instruments whose arbitrary conduct has been "frowned" upon by the Supreme Court, he added.
New Indian Express
11 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
‘Going back to medieval times': Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over Bills to remove PM, CMs
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of dragging India 'back to medieval times' as he hit out at new bills that would allow the removal of prime ministers and chief ministers facing prolonged detention on serious criminal charges. Rahul's remarks come after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three Bills in the Lok Sabha to allow the removal of prime ministers, chief ministers and ministers held in custody for 30 days on serious criminal charges, sparking uproar as opposition MPs tore up copies and marched towards his bench chanting slogans. "There's a lot of action going on the new bill that the BJP is proposing. We are going back to medieval times when the king could just remove anybody at will," Gandhi said at a function to felicitate the Opposition's vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy. "There is no concept of what an elected person is. He doesn't like your face, so he tells the ED to file a case and then democratically-elected person is wiped out within 30 days. This is new," he added. The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha also accused the BJP of attempting a Maharashtra-style "vote theft" in Bihar, asserting that such efforts will fail in the upcoming polls. Speaking at the function in the central hall of Samvidhan Sadan (old Parliament), Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the Constitutional Amendment Bill that undermines the core values of parliamentary democracy and federalism is being introduced in subterfuge at the fag end of the session, leaving no scope for meaningful debate or scrutiny. He said over the last 11 years, "we have witnessed the blatant misuse of parliamentary majority to arm the autonomous agencies like ED, I-T, and CBI with draconian powers to target opposition leaders." "Now, these new bills are set to become instruments in the hands of the ruling party to further undermine and destabilise democratically elected governments in the states. In Parliament, we have seen a growing trend of stifling opposition voices. We are repeatedly denied the opportunity to raise matters of vital public concern in the House," Kharge noted. The Congress chief also alleged that Parliament has been reduced to a tool for advancing the ruling party's ideology, with several important bills being passed amid din and without proper deliberation. 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 the prime minister, Union ministers or chief 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 job on the 31st day. According to the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, there is no provision under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 for the removal of a chief minister or a minister arrested and detained in custody on account of serious criminal charges. Hence, there is a need to amend section 45 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, to provide a legal framework for the removal of a chief minister or a minister in such cases, it said. Opposition lawmakers denounced the move as a threat to federalism and due process, warning it could be weaponised for political ends and push the country towards a police state.
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
MPs jostle, bills torn, papers thrown at Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi, Tempers flared, copies of bills were torn and flung and members of the ruling and opposition alliances came face-to-face and jostled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with TMC MPs charging towards Home Minister Amit Shah when he introduced the three draft laws with provisions for the removal of prime minister, chief ministers and ministers arrested on serious criminal battlelines were drawn in the Lower House with opposition members already on their feet when the House re-convened at 2 PM, raising slogans against the three bills the government was keen to 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 broke out when Trinamool Congress members tore copies of the bill and threw the bits of paper towards the Home Minister, who was moving a motion to refer the bills to a joint committee of Parliament. In the melee, Trinamool leader Kalyan Banerjee was seen trying to tug at the microphone in front of Shah and shout slogans into BJP members charged towards the opposition MPs who were in the Well with Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu rushing to the aisle and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moving to stand next to the Home Minister and gesturing to the opposition members to step member Nishikant Dubey was also seen urging some BJP members who had entered the Well to get back in the aisle as opposition members continued to raise slogans and tear copies of the Banerjee entered the Well of the House, raising slogans against the government's leader Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress member Manish Tewari, RSP leader N K Premachandran, Congress member K C Venugopal and SP member Dharmendra Yadav spoke against the introduction of the three and some Trinamool members were seen marching in the U-shaped Well of the House, raising slogans against the government and tearing copies of the bills and throwing bits of paper all around as other opposition members spoke against the introduction of the three was seen rushing next to Premachandran and Venugopal, who were raising objections, and shouting slogans next to the active microphones. Trinamool member Mahua Moitra was also in the Well of the House, raising members Jothimani and Praniti Shinde were seen distributing copies of the bills among opposition members, who tore them and flung the fragments of Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings till 3 PM, but the sloganeering by opposition and treasury members continued in the charged atmosphere, prompting three marshals to stand in the Well in front of the Home Minister's seat to prevent opposition members from approaching before the Lok Sabha re-convened at 3 PM, as many as 12 members of the Parliament Security Service, including three women, were seen standing in the aisle next to the treasury benches, drawing loud protests from the soon as the House re-convened, the marshals trooped into the Well to prevent opposition members from coming near the treasury benches, but were soon called Speaker strongly disapproved of the conduct of the opposition and said their actions had lowered the dignity of the Lok who walked in soon after the House had re-convened, took a seat in one of the rear rows, instead of his usual front row seat, and completed the formalities of referring the three bills to a joint committee of parliament for closer the uproar continued, the Lok Sabha Speaker adjourned the proceedings till 5:00 pm.
News18
20 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Big Govt-Opposition Confrontation In Lok Sabha Over ‘Tainted' Leaders Bill, Papers Torn
Some Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs came to Shah's chair and allegedly tried to push Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Opposition MPs confronted Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha and threw copies of the three bills, which seek to remove the Prime Minister or Chief Ministers who are facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for 30 consecutive days. Some Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs came to Shah's chair and allegedly tried to push Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu allegedly got into a scuffle with them. TMC Kalyan Banerjee alleged that Bittu pushed one of the opposition women MPs. 'None of our MPs pushed any BJP MPs," he claimed. TMC MP Mitali Bag alleged that Rijiju and Bittu attacked her inside the Lower House of Parliament. 'Rijiju and Bittu suddenly attacked her. First, Bittu attacked me, then Rijiju," she added. Meanwhile, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal demanded action against opposition MPs. 'The entire country was watching how there was hooliganism…When the Home Minister has told the Speaker that the Bills should be sent to the JPC, there is no haste…But Congress MP KC Venugopal started tearing up copies of the Bills and throwing them to the Chair of the Speaker; TMC and Congress MPs entered the Well, they were adamant to pick up a fight…The more it is condemned, the less it is…Speaker should take action," he said. After the proceedings resumed in the Lok Sabha, opposition MPs continued their protests and raised slogans. Speaker Om Birla then said that this behaviour of MPs is not acceptable. 'The whole country is watching you. A very important bill for our country. It's a bill about principles. I am warning you to mend your way," he added. Earlier today, Shah introduced three bills– 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– in Lok Sabha. The bills were later sent to the joint Parliamentary committee for further deliberation. view comments First Published: August 20, 2025, 15:14 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Loading comments...
Economic Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Government bringing bills to 'topple' state governments, TMC alleges
Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday accused the government of bringing new bills to allow the CBI and ED to "directly topple" state governments. The remarks came as the government is planning to introduce three bills in Parliament on Wednesday for the removal of a Prime Minister, a Union Minister, a Chief Minister or a Minister of a State or Union Territory when arrested or detained on serious criminal charges for 30 days in a row. If any one of them is arrested and detained in custody for consecutive 30 days for offences that attract a jail term of at least five years, they will lose their job on the 31st 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. Flaying the bills, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are looking for "new tricks" to topple state governments. In a post on X, Gokhale charged, "When vote-chori is exposed, Modi-Shah looking for new tricks. New Bill being brought today to allow CBI-ED to directly topple state govts for the BJP". "A person is a criminal only when convicted by a court of law. Until then, they're an "accused". You can't remove a CM/Minister on mere accusation. Arrest by Modi-Shah's Central Agencies is not proof of guilt," he said."Interesting fact: In the last 11 years, zero arrests of any Union/State ministers of BJP. All arrests only of Opposition leaders," he added. TMC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra said the bill bypasses both federal structure and judiciary. "Opposition predictions come true- Constitution being changed by BJP with only 240 MPs. New bill bypasses both federal structure & judiciary - Union govt can use ED CBI to arrest elected opposition CM on fake charges and sack them without proven guilty by a court," she said in a post on X. In a post on X late on Tuesday night, TMC Rajya Sabha Leader Derek O'Brien said, "In the dead of night, more stunts from the shaky 239 seat Modi coalition as they look for more ways to mock and disrupt parliament". Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also move a motion in the Lok Sabha to refer these three bills to a Joint Committee of Parliament.
