Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. Opposition MPs protested the bill and tore up copies. According to this bill, a Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or Minister in jail for a serious crime will be removed from their position.
Bills on Removal: Today's session in the Lok Sabha proved to be extremely tumultuous. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025, which includes a provision that the Prime Minister, Union Minister, Chief Minister, or State Minister must step down from their post if they remain in jail for 30 days. As soon as the bill was introduced in the House, opposition MPs began a b protest.
Opposition Tore Up and Threw Copies of the Bill Towards Amit Shah
The opposition's anger escalated to the point where several MPs came into the well of the Lok Sabha and started chanting slogans. Meanwhile, Congress MP KC Venugopal tore up a copy of the bill from his seat and threw the pieces of paper towards Amit Shah. After this, opposition MPs intensified the uproar.
Ruling Party and Opposition Face to Face
During the introduction of the bill, the atmosphere in Parliament became so heated that several MPs from the ruling party had to come to the Home Minister and stop the opposing MPs surrounding him. MPs like Ravneet Bittu, Kamlesh Paswan, Kiren Rijiju, and Satish Gautam came forward from the ruling party and tried to stop the opposition leaders.
Opposition's Allegation - Government Will Get a Chance to Misuse
The opposition parties allege that this bill will give the central government a way to remove any state's Chief Minister or Minister. They say that if the Center wants to, it can create a situation to remove any minister from office in the state government by sending them to jail. The opposition has described it as an attack on the autonomy and democratic rights of the states.
Amit Shah's Retort - Opposition Should Not Lecture Us on Morality
Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the opposition MPs, saying that when he himself went to jail in a false case, he resigned on the basis of morality. He clearly said that we are not so shameless that we remain in office despite the allegations. Cornering the opposition, Amit Shah said that you cannot lecture us on morality.
Bill to be Sent to JPC
Seeing the growing opposition to the bill, Amit Shah announced that the government proposes to send this bill to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). He said that detailed discussion and review of this bill is necessary so that there is no confusion of any kind.
Opposition Slogans Made the Atmosphere Tense
Slogans continued to be raised in the Lok Sabha during this period. As soon as the process of introducing the bill started, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee started shouting slogans. After this, Congress MPs also came into the well and continued their protest against the government. The attitude of the opposition parties looked very aggressive.
Ruling Party's Reply - The Public is Watching Everything
From the ruling party, MPs retorted to the opposition, saying that the public is watching everything. The opposition will not get any sympathy by creating a ruckus. They said that the public will reject such leaders who obstruct democratic discussion.
