Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the political parties for opposing the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025, asserting that the practice of people in seats of power running governments from jail should be stopped.
In his first comments on the controversy surrounding the Bill for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for at least 30 days, Modi said the Congress, RJD and Left were “angry” as leaders of these parties have been guilty of corruption.
“We have seen a regrettable situation in which people in seats of power have been running governments from jail, signing files from behind bars, tearing to shreds constitutional propriety,” said Modi, in an apparent reference to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in the alleged liquor scam in 2024 but refused to step down.
“So, we decided to bring in a law that provides for the dismissal of a corrupt chief minister, or even the Prime Minister, if he or she spends 30 days in jail. A lowly clerk, if he is jailed for a short period, is placed under suspension”, Modi said.
“But when we tried to bring in a stringent law, the RJD, the Congress, and the Left were livid…,” Modi alleged.
PM slams Oppn for criticisingBill to remove tainted leaders
GAYAJI, AUG 22 (PTI)