Stating that the Constitution Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha is "revolutionary" and the Opposition should have welcomed it, Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju revealed on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to be exempt from its provisions which entail removal of PM
hiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday targeted the government over the Constitution amendment bill that seeks the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers facing serious criminal charges and said the BJP has been targeting opposition leaders.
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.
AAP leader and former Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on the BJP-NDA government's new Bill for the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers facing serious criminal charges, called the Bill positive but warned it could be misused like ED and CBI.
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.
BJP MP Damodar Agarwal praised the BJP-NDA government's new Bill for the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers facing serious criminal charges.
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.
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.
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