Opposition Reacts to Bills on Removal of PM, CMs, Ministers

The BJP-led NDA government has taken a predictable step. They have referred three bills to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC). These bills propose laws to remove the PM, CMs, and ministers in states and UTs. The removal occurs if they are arrested for over 30 days. The charges must carry a jail sentence of at least five years.

These bills speak of action on mere allegations. They do not require proven guilt. The Opposition has called these violative of the Constitution.

The reference to the JPC was already on the government’s agenda. Opposition MPs raised a huge uproar in the Lok Sabha. This happened as union home minister Amit Shah sought to table the bills.

The first one is The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill. Another is the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Lastly, there’s the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

Amit Shah pitched these bills as an anti-corruption measure. He moved a resolution to send these to a committee. This committee will have 21 members from Lok Sabha. It will also include 10 from Rajya Sabha. Members will be from both the government and the opposition parties. The resolution was passed by a voice vote.

What will committee do, and by when?

Such a committee’s recommendations are advisory in nature and not binding on the government. The committee in this case must submit its report to the House. The deadline is the last day of the first week of the next session. That pushes the matter by around three months. The next session is likely to be convened in the third week of November.

The committee can call experts, associations, or anyone it deems to be an interested party, to share their thoughts. Another prominent matter that is currently with a JPC is the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal. This initiative from the NDA government aims to hold the Lok Sabha and all assembly polls together.

Why does Opposition have issues with the bills?

The Opposition rose up as soon as Shah mentioned the first of the three bills. Those bills had come up on Wednesday.

Asaduddin Owaisi of the AIMIM said the Constitution is being amended to “destabilise governments”.

Congress MP Manish Tewari echoed similar views, saying that one is “innocent till proven guilty”.

He said: “This is against the jurisprudence of criminal justice and distorts Parliamentary democracy. The bill opens door for political misuse and throws all constitutional safeguards to the winds.”

There have been recent cases of incumbent CMs. Examples include Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi and Hemant Soren in Jharkhand. They spent several weeks in jail on corruption allegations. They said they were targeted by the Centre by misusing the CBI and ED.

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