Overview

• At a rally in Gaya, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed the measures, citing that clerks are suspended after 50 hours in jail and arguing leaders should not run governments from prison.
• The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill proposes automatic removal of a prime minister, chief ministers and ministers who spend 30 consecutive days in judicial custody for offences punishable by five years or more if they fail to secure bail.
• Both Houses have referred the amendment and two related measures on Union territories and Jammu and Kashmir to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed scrutiny.
• Opposition MPs protested the introduction in the Lok Sabha and labeled the plan unconstitutional and vulnerable to misuse through central investigative agencies.
• Analysts and legal critics warn the proposal weakens the presumption of innocence and could be weaponised against rivals, even as pro-government voices frame it as an anti-corruption reform to prevent governance from jail.