Parliament Monsoon session Live: Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the Centre’s three important Bills in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid loud sloganeering from the Opposition. The bills are said to reshape the rules for holding top political offices in India.
Which Bills were tabled in the Parliament by Amit Shah?
Shah introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha, namely the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025. All three have been sent to a Joint Committee for review.
If passed, they could remove a Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers either at the Centre or in states and Union Territories (UTs) if they are arrested and kept in custody for 30 days in a row for an offence that has a minimum punishment of five years in jail.
Unlike the existing system, which requires a conviction to trigger disqualification, these proposed laws would act merely on the basis of charges. Once the bill is passed, the PM, CM, or Minister would have to resign by the 31st day, or they would be automatically removed.
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Citing socialist leader Rammanohar Lohia, Reddy used the phrase “jab sadak khaamosh hai, sadan awara hoti hai” to highlight the role of public protest with respect to Bihar SIR. He added that Rahul Gandhi ensures the streets are not silent and has made it his habit to take on one challenge after another. As an example, he pointed to Gandhi’s efforts in persuading the Telangana government to conduct a caste census in an organised way.
What do the bills say?
- If a PM, CM, or minister is arrested on serious charges and held in custody for 30 straight days, they must resign by day 31.
- Failure to resign would lead to automatic removal.
- The rules apply uniformly to the Centre, states, UTs, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
- For J&K, amendments would be made to Section 54 of the 2019 Reorganisation Act that downgraded the state into a UT. Also, there was a buzz around the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which the government hasn’t hinted at yet.
- The constitutional amendment seeks to modify Articles 75, 164, and 239AA of the Constitution.
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TMC MP Derek O’Brien, reacting to the bills that would be discussed today, said that the Centre is resorting to “stunts in the dead of night”.
“In the dead of night, more stunts from the shaky 239-seat Modi coalition as they look for more ways to MOCK & DISRUPT PARLIAMENT,” he said in a post on X.
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BJP leader Boora Narsaiah believes that the bill was a long-pending “necessity”, adding that everyone will welcome it except for the “corrupt INDIA bloc”.
“The decision of the government of India to introduce the historical bill to remove the prime minister or any other state minister who is arrested for more than 30 days in any corruption case that involves more than five years of imprisonment is a very historical necessity and a long-pending bill,” Goud told ANI.
He added, “Today, every voter believes that all politicians are corrupt. Because of PM Modi and the NDA government, some credibility is brought into politics… The entire population of the nation will welcome this bill, except the corrupt INDIA bloc alliance.”
Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav said that the Modi government has brought another method to remove the Chief Ministers from the non-ruled BJP states.
“Even if there is no charge against someone, charges can be made and are being made under this Government,” he told ANI while talking about the Constitution Amendment Bill.
He added, “People are being jailed under false, serious charges. In states that do not have BJP CMs or Ministers, another method to remove their power is being brought by this Government. Democratic norms are not left anymore. Those who are bringing this Bill are not getting one thing – once they go out of power, they won’t come back. Their own people have started opposing them.”
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TMC MP Saket Gokhale said that the bills would be tabled at a time when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has exposed “vote-chori” (vote theft).
“When vote-chori is exposed, Modi-Shah is looking for new tricks. New Bill being brought today to allow CBI-ED to directly topple state govts for the BJP,” he wrote on X.
The MP further said, “A person is a criminal ONLY when convicted by a court of law. Until then, they’re an ‘accused’. You can’t remove a CM/Minister on mere accusation. Arrest by Modi-Shah’s Central Agencies is NOT proof of guilt.”
He ended his post with an “interesting fact”: “In the last 11 years, ZERO arrests of any Union/State ministers of the BJP. ALL arrests only of Opposition leaders.”
The three bills, along with the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, are listed in the revised agenda of the Lok Sabha.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has lashed out at the government over the new bills. She has raised concerns about the clause where the PM, CM or a minister can be sacked even without being proven guilty if they spend 30 consecutive days in jail.
“Opposition predictions come true- Constitution being changed by BJP with only 240 MPs. New bill bypasses both federal structure & judiciary – Union govt can use ED CBI to arrest elected opposition CM on fake charges & sack them WITHOUT proven guilty by a court,” she wrote on X.
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Congress said that the bills, which the government will discuss today, aim to divert the attention of the masses from Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.
“The bills of Home Minister Amit Shah are nothing but a desperate attempt to divert the attention of the public away from the blistering Vote Adhikar Yatra of Shri Rahul Gandhi. First CSDS – BJP IT cell drama and now these bills. Clearly, the winds of change are blowing in Bihar,” Gogoi posted on X.
Opposition leaders have been criticising the bills to oust sitting PM, CMs or Ministers, which would be moved by Home Minister Amit Shah. This is because those who spend 30 days in jail in a row under an offence that carries a minimum punishment of five years would be removed automatically if they don’t resign on the 31st day.
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