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Owaisi Challenges Constitutionality of Bills to Oust PMs, CMs After 30 Days' Detention

The proposals are before a Joint Parliamentary Committee following objections that they conflict with core constitutional norms.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi talks to the media as he leaves after attending an all-party meeting over Operation Sindoor, in Delhi.

Overview

  • The measures would remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and other ministers if they face serious charges and remain in detention for 30 consecutive days.
  • Asaduddin Owaisi argued the plan clashes with the provision that the President acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, asking whether a President can compel a Prime Minister to resign.
  • He warned the framework could be used to destabilise states, saying arresting a handful of ministers could bring down an elected government.
  • Owaisi said the bills violate separation of powers and risk creating a police state, drawing a comparison to the Gestapo.
  • The draft laws, introduced in Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah last week, have been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for scrutiny with further discussions expected.