"These are all just excuses": Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari slams Kiren Rijiju over 130th amendment bill remarks

New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu (Jitendra) Patwari on Sunday hit out at Union Minister Kiren Rijiju over his recent remarks on the Constitution Amendment Bill.
Patwari called Rijiju's statement an excuse and mentioned that before the 130th amendment bill, numerous laws were enacted under the Lokayukta but people are still asking why it hasn't been introduced until now.
He stated that a Rajasthan minister has been given punishment in Rajasthan and PM Modi is still silent on the issue despite visiting the state so many times.
"These are all just excuses. Before this, numerous laws were enacted under the Lokayukta, but people are still asking why it hasn't been introduced until now. A Bihar minister has been given punishment in Rajasthan, and PM Narendra Modi visited Bihar so many times. That person, Jinesh Mishra continues to be a Minister. He should be removed from his position," he said.
Earlier on August 23, Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju stated that the Constitution Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha was "revolutionary" and the Opposition should have welcomed it. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to be exempt from its provisions, which entail removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Union and state ministers if they are jailed for serious offences.
In an interview with ANI, Rijiju said that PM Modi told the cabinet that the recommendation is to keep the Prime Minister out of this bill, but he did not agree and refused to give an exception to the prime minister.
Rijiju also said the people in the country are welcoming the provisions of the Constitution Amendment Bill and the opposition parties would have welcomed it too if they "had kept ethics at the centre."
"PM Modi told the cabinet that the recommendation is to keep the prime minister out of this bill, but he did not agree. PM Modi refused to give an exception to the prime minister. The PM is also a citizen, and he should not have special protection. Most of the CMs are from our party. If they do something wrong, they have to leave their position. Ethics should also mean something. The Opposition would have welcomed this bill had they kept ethics at the centre," he said.
"The monsoon session of the Parliament was successful from the nation's point of view and a failure from the Opposition's point of view. The government also thinks that it was a success. However, it was not well, as far as discussions are concerned, because important bills were passed. Any government brings bills to save itself... PM Modi is a prime minister who went against the recommendation and put the PM in the category that even if the prime minister commits any corruption, then he has to go to jail and leave his position. Any position, whether CM, PM or Union Ministers, cannot be above the law. What objection does the Opposition have? The nation is welcoming this revolutionary bill," he said.
The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to remove a Central or State Minister who is facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and has been detained for at least 30 days. Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved the Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Bill provides for the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Minister or any other Minister in the central or a state government, if he is arrested and detained in custody on account of serious criminal offences. (ANI)