Particle.news
Download on the App Store
3 ARTICLES
·
2h ago

Boycott of JPC on 130th Amendment Gathers Pace as Congress Reconsiders Participation

The bill to unseat ministers detained for 30 days requires a two-thirds vote that the NDA cannot secure alone.

The government, for its part, has already declared that the bill is driven by a desire to ensure probity in public life, and that the Opposition needs to explain to people why it doesn’t want this. (Sansad TV via PTI)
Opposition MPs create a ruckus in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, the day the amendment bill was introduced | ANI video grab

Overview

  • Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiv Sena (UBT) have said they will not join the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the bills.
  • Congress leaders are split with a majority arguing against joining, the party has not announced a final decision, and the RJD is leaning toward staying out.
  • The panel’s Opposition strength would shrink under Lok Sabha rules that bar appointing MPs who are unwilling to serve, reducing space for dissenting voices on the record.
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the committee will carry on its work regardless of Opposition participation, framing attendance as the parties’ choice.
  • The Constitution (130th) Amendment targets Articles 75, 164 and 239AA to remove any minister, including the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers, after 30 days’ detention on serious charges, a move critics warn could be used against non-NDA governments.