Overview

• Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged a conspiratorial effort by the RSS-BJP over 11 years to weaken India’s democratic institutions.
• He called the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill a legislative Trojan Horse that would let the Centre topple elected state governments by labeling them corrupt.
• The proposal would remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Ministers on the 31st day of continuous custody for offences carrying at least five years in prison, according to the bill text.
• Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the measure with two related bills last month, and the Lok Sabha has referred them to a int PaParliamentary Committee.
• Kharge tied his warning to alleged electoral manipulation, citing Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” claims of disenfranchisement.