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India Today
14 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
You'll teach me morality? Amit Shah vs KC Venugopal in fiery Lok Sabha face-off
A fiery war of words broke out in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress MP KC Venugopal, as the government introduced three contentious bills that could see prime ministers and chief ministers removed from office if they remain under arrest for 30 consecutive political temperature soared inside Parliament, KC Venugopal launched a personal attack on Amit Shah, invoking his arrest in the 2010 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter 'When Amit Shah was the Home Minister of Gujarat, he was arrested. Did he uphold morality at that time?' Venugopal asked, sparking an uproar.A visibly agitated Amit Shah hit back instantly. 'Despite being framed in a fake case, I had resigned and didn't hold a single Constitutional post before acquittal. You'll teach me morality?' he thundered, drawing loud reactions from the NDA Shah had resigned as Gujarat's Home Minister in 2010 after being arrested by the CBI. He spent three months in jail before being granted bail, and in 2014, a special CBI court acquitted him of all charges, citing lack of dramatic scenes unfolded as Shah sought to move the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill for scrutiny by a joint committee. Opposition MPs stormed the Well of the House, raising slogans, and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee was seen tearing copies of the bills and throwing them in Shah's direction. Papers fluttered near the Home Minister's seat, though Banerjee later denied tearing chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the government of trying to create a 'police state,' saying, 'It gives executive agencies a free run to become judge and executioner This will be a death knell unleashed on elected governments.' He even likened the move to Hitler's leader Manish Tewari slammed the bills as 'squarely destructive of the basic structure of the Constitution.' He warned that the legislation would open the floodgates for 'political misuse' by agencies whose arbitrary conduct has already been questioned by the Supreme government, however, insists the new provisions are aimed at tackling corruption and preventing ministers from clinging to office while facing serious criminal charges. Under the draft laws, any prime minister, chief minister, or minister arrested for offences punishable with five years or more would automatically lose office if held for 30 consecutive days. They could, however, be reappointed upon move comes against the backdrop of recent controversies, such as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji continuing to hold office while in jail.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
14 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.
NDTV
17 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Kiren Rijiju, Ravneet Bittu Assaulted Women MPs: Trinamool's Big Allegation
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged today that two Central ministers -- Kiren Rijiju and Ravneet Singh Bittu -- have assaulted two women MPS of the party during the protest in parliament. The protest was over three contentious bills on the removal of the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for 30 days. Trinamool has demanded that the ministers step down. The BJP has denied any wrongdoing. "Absolutely baseless claims by TMC that some MPs from treasury benches manhandled some female MPs," said party MP Sanjay Jaiswal. Lok Sabha secretariat sources say the footage has been examined and no such evidence was found. "Footage was seen by officials, reviewed closely... they said some opposition MPs went to the Well of the House, charged towards treasury benches but there is no evidence of pushing," a source said. The protest by Trinamool MPs was in progress in the Well of the house when it happened, he said. "Trinamool was the first to be in the Well. No one else was there. Much later, the Congress, the DMK and the others came in. So we did what was needed," he said. "As we were shouting slogans, Bittu and Kiren Rijiju came to assault two of our women MPs -- Shatabdi Roy and Mitali. They pushed the women MPs," Mr Banerjee told reporters. "So over this bill Bittu will shove our MPs? Kiren Rijiju will push them? We can't take any more... Bittu is a minister. He should resign. They are assaulting women," he added. There was chaos in parliament over the three bills tabled with the Opposition calling them unconstitutional. Copies of the bill were shred and the paper balls were tossed at Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Asked about the shredding of the bills, Kalyan Banerjee said, "So what if one of our people tore up the bill? This bill is unconstitutional". "Is it possible that they would remove the Chief Minister? Does this happen anywhere? Suppose the ED files a case, the CBI files a case -- everyone knows they file fake cases. There is only .5 per cent conviction. This unconstitutional so we protested," Mr Banerjee said. "The BJP government wants to enjoy power and control without any accountability... This Bill has been brought to muzzle Opposition parties who are asking questions on behalf of the people," said Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee. The home minister has assured that the bills will be sent to the Joint Committee of Parliament, where members of both Houses, including the Opposition, will have an opportunity to voice their concerns. 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 will be moved to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee which will present its report before the Winter Session of parliament. Under the Constitution, only public representatives who have been convicted can be removed from office. The proposed law says a Prime Minister, any Union minister, Chief Ministers and ministers of states and Union Territories, who are arrested and kept in custody for 30 consecutive days, will have to resign by the Day 31 or be automatically removed. Forming the law would mean amendments to Constitution's Articles 75, 164 and 239AA.
Hans India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Lok Sabha Erupts As Amit Shah Introduces Bills To Remove Arrested Ministers
Home Minister Amit Shah sparked massive parliamentary uproar on Wednesday when he introduced three controversial bills in the Lok Sabha that would automatically remove Prime Ministers, Chief Ministers, and ministers from office if they remain in custody for 30 consecutive days on charges carrying minimum five-year jail terms. The proposed legislation includes the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill. As Shah presented these measures, opposition MPs erupted in protest, tearing copies of the bills and hurling them toward the Home Minister while chanting "bill waapis lo" (withdraw the bill) slogans. Opposition parties have condemned the legislation as "draconian," arguing it would enable the government to destabilize opposition-ruled states through arbitrary arrests of their leaders. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi likened the bills to creating a "police state" and compared them to Hitler's Gestapo, claiming they would give executive agencies unchecked power to act as "judge and executioner." The confrontation intensified when Congress MP KC Venugopal challenged Shah's moral authority by referencing his own arrest in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case during his tenure as Gujarat Home Minister. Shah defended himself, stating he had resigned on moral grounds before his arrest and maintained no constitutional posts until a CBI court cleared him of all charges in 2014. Congress MP Manish Tewari criticized the bills as fundamentally destructive to the Constitution's basic structure, warning they would enable political misuse by state agencies. This comes amid recent Supreme Court concerns about central agencies, particularly the Enforcement Directorate, "crossing all limits" and being used for "political battles." Under the proposed legislation, removed officials could be reappointed once released from custody. The government's initiative follows past controversies involving leaders like former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, who continued holding office while in jail. Currently, no provision exists to remove sitting ministers accused of serious crimes, making this legislation a significant constitutional change that has divided Parliament along party lines.
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Business Standard
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
'Death knell for democracy': Opposition slams Centre's PM, CM removal bills
Opposition leaders on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre after Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha that seek to provide a framework for the removal of the Prime Minister (PM), Union Ministers, Chief Ministers (CM), and Ministers in States and Union Territories facing serious criminal charges. The bills are The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi said the proposals could turn India into a 'police state,' comparing the framework to Nazi Germany's Gestapo. 'This violates the principle of separation of powers and undermines the right of the power to elect a government…This government is hell-bent on creating a police state. This will be a death nail unleashed on elected government. Indian Constitution is being amended to turn this country into a police state,' he warned in the House. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also hit out at the Centre, terming the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 'a step towards something that is more than a super-Emergency, a step to end the democratic era of India forever.' " This draconian step comes as a death knell for democracy and federalism in India. What we are witnessing is unprecedented—the Bill is nothing short of a Hitlerian assault on the very soul of Indian democracy. The Bill seeks to strip the judiciary of its Constitutional role—to take away the power of Courts to adjudicate on matters that lie at the very heart of justice and federal balance. By vesting such powers in partisan hands, the Bill mutilates democracy," she said in a post on X. Congress MP Manish Tewari also said, "the bill is against the jurisprudence of criminal justice and distorts Parliamentary democracy. The bill opens door for political misuse and throws all constitutional safeguards to the wind". What do the bills propose? The bills stipulate that leaders, including the PM and CMs, who are arrested on charges carrying a prison term of five years or more and remain in custody for 30 consecutive days, will be removed from office on the 31st day. The removal would be executed by the President in the case of the PM, by the CM for state ministers, by the Governor for CMs, and by the Lieutenant-Governor for CMs in Union Territories. However, they can be re-appointed on release from custody. In the statement of objects and reasons for the proposed amendments, Shah said that the character and conduct of ministers should be 'beyond any ray of suspicion' and that allowing those facing serious charges to continue in office would 'diminish the constitutional trust reposed by people in him.'
