While not directly naming the Janata Dal (United) and Telegu Desam Party (TDP), the Congress leader suggested that the BJP might not be able to secure two-thirds of the votes required in both houses of the Parliament to pass a constitutional amendment.
Biju Janata Dal Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra, while addressing the issue of the 130th Amendment Bill, said that the Opposition has been very critical about the issue and that the JPC is the "appropriate" body to deliberate on the matter.
"The executive (central govt) appoints the investigating agencies, be it CBI, ED. Until appointments are made independently, questions will persist about how these agencies operate under government direction. Even during the time of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance), it was the same,"
Speaking to ANI, Dhanda alleged that all charges levelled against senior AAP leaders, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former minister Satyendar Jain, were "fabricated".
Congress leader Imran Masood on Monday said that the BJP-led Union government is attacking the federal structure and regional parties will apart in the nation if the 130th Constitution Amendment bill is implemented.
Over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill, Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday said that this bill is being brought to target the opposition.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP over the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill and said that the governments across the world which brought such laws did not survive.
Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Hemlal Murmu on Monday said that the BJP wants to act on their own whims by bringing such laws in the country.
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad said the party's national president will decide on boycotting the JPC over the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill. He criticised the bill as "completely undemocratic" and an encroachment on the judiciary in response to Amit Shah's statements.
Jharkhand Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Monday criticised Home Minister Amit Shah's endorsement of the Constitution (130TH Amendment) Bill and stated that the bill only reflected the "lunacy" of the Central government.