Overview

• The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, now before a Joint Parliamentary Committee, would unseat a prime minister, chief minister or minister who remains in custody for 30 consecutive days on charges carrying five years or more in prison.
• Amit Shah said the measure includes the prime minister, argued that governance cannot be run from jail, and cited bail and judicial review as safeguards against misuse.
• Several opposition parties, including the AAP, TMC and RJD, announced they will not take part in the committee, calling the proposal a political weapon to sideline elected rivals.
• AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi labeled the plan a breach of separation of powers and warned it could enable central interference in states by detaining a handful of ministers.
• Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi defended the approach as a step to clean up politics despite presumption-of-innocence concerns, while Arvind Kejriwal questioned accountability for leaders who induct alleged offenders into ruling parties.