Overview

• Speaking at a rally in Gaya, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said governments should not be run from jail and framed the plan as an anti-corruption measure, noting that junior staff are suspended after 50 hours in custody.
• The draft would automatically remove a prime minister, chief minister or minister on the 31st day if they remain in custody for 30 consecutive days on charges carrying a minimum five-year sentence, with action by the President, Governor or Lieutenant Governor as applicable.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill and two related measures on 20 August, and both Houses referred them to a Joint Parliamentary Committee of 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members.
• The committee has been asked to submit its report by the end of the first week of the next parliamentary session, pushing any final vote by roughly three months.
• Opposition parties staged noisy protests and legal analysts warned of risks to the presumption of innocence and potential agency misuse, while BJP leaders defended the move and the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamna issued a blistering editorial attacking Amit Shah.