Strong opposition voices emerged after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three Bills in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to allow the removal of prime ministers, chief ministers and ministers held in custody for 30 days on serious criminal charges.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill seeks to amend section 54 of the 2019 Act to provide a legal framework for removal of the Chief Minister or Minister upon arrest or detention on serious criminal charges.
Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to the proposed bill aimed at removing the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers facing serious criminal charges.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament 2025 has been marked by significant ruckus and disruptions from the Opposition over the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor and Union Minister Amit Shah's introduction of bill
According to Tejashwi Yadav, this bill is a ploy to "blackmail and intimidate" certain leaders, specifically naming Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu.
The Charge d'Affaires at the Russian Embassy in Delhi, Roman Babushkin, on Wednesday, expressed optimism about the resumption of the India-Russia-China trilateral format, describing it as a vital step toward regional stability.
Taking a slightly different stance from his party colleagues, Tharoor mentioned that while he does not know enough about the bills introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, "on the face of it," it is "reasonable" that anyone doing wrong things should not be allowed to hold a political
Shah introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Constitution of India and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, apart from the bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
The Congress leader said that the amendment being touted as an anti-corruption measure is just a "veil over the eyes of people," claiming that a Chief Minister could be arrested on fabricated charges and be removed from their post after 30 days without a conviction if the bill is passed.<
Speaking to ANI, Jha described it as a "tactic" that wherever the BJP can't win elections, it will not indulge in horse-trading, but destabilise and topple that government through the bill.
"The people have the right to hold elected governments accountable; this bill goes against that. Executive agencies will get a free run to become judge, jury, and executioner themselves. The Chief Minister is removed in the Assembly," Owaisi said.
Babushkin also hit out at Washington's tariff decision and pressure on New Delhi over Russian crude oil, saying the moves were "unjustified and unilateral."