Countering opposition criticism, Dubey said the opposition's politics "runs on tuition and tweet" and questioned whether ministers should continue in office when jailed, citing examples of leaders in the past.
Union Home Minster Amit Shah moved in the Upper House that the three bills be sent to a joint committee, amid relentless sloganeering and shouting by Opposition. The motion was adopted through a voice vote.
"The Centre has brought a key bill under which ministers of the central and state governments, the Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers will lose their posts if they are arrested for serious crimes and are in jail for 30 days. Today, it is being tabled in the Rajya Sabha. This bill will be
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh lauded the bill for the removal of PM and CMs held on serious criminal charges and said that it will strengthen the democracy of India.
The 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, introduced under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is a transformative step toward realizing a Viksit Bharat, said Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson ANS Prasad.
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat alleged that the government is using the Election Commission for 'vote chori' and the new Bill on removal of arrested ministers as a political weapon to intimidate Bihar and Andhra Pradesh ahead of elections.
Speaking to reporters, the RJD leader said, "They are bringing this for Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu. They have only one job - to blackmail. If PMLA is slapped in ED cases, there can be no quick bail. These are torture tactics. Instead of building the country, they are distorting it
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.
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.
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 remarks of the BJP came as the Lok Sabha witnessed a ruckus during its proceedings as opposition members tore copies of the bill and threw them towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah.