US EditionBills to Remove PM, CMs, Ministers in 30-Day Custody Referred to JPC After Opposition Uproar - The Statesman
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha that propose the automatic removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers after 30 days of arrest on serious charges, as reported by The Statesman.
- The three bills have been referred to a joint parliamentary committee, which includes MPs from both the ruling and opposition parties, according to The Statesman.
- Opposition leaders have criticized the bills, calling them draconian and destructive, raising concerns about potential misuse of power, as claimed by The Statesman.
- Stormy scenes occurred in the Lok Sabha with Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress MPs nearly scuffling over the bills, highlighted by The Statesman.
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The heated face-off between the opposition and the government over the bills to remove elected representatives arrested on serious charges and kept in custody for over 30 days also saw a short but sharp exchange between K Venugopal and Amit Shah.
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The Opposition MPs dubbed the legislation as 'draconian' and claimed that it would be used by the government to destabilise opposition-ruled states through arbitrary arrests of ministers and chief ministers.
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A Bill tabled by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on Wednesday, 20 August, proposed to give the Centre the power to remove any Chief Minister, State Cabinet Minister, or Union Minister who is facing criminal charges punishable by five years or more of imprisonment, and who has been under arrest for 30 days.The Centre seeks these powers by introducing the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to amend Article 75 of the Const…
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