New Delhi [India], August 25 : Over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill, Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday said that this bill is being brought to target the opposition.
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP said, "Why have you brought this bill? When this law is already in place, if a person is sentenced to 2 years, they will actually lose their post, and they will not be able to contest elections after that. Now it's 30 days..."
"The whole world knows this, where you will file small cases, where you don't want a Chief Minister...say if tomorrow Tejaswi Yadav becomes the Chief Minister and you don't want him, then through this bill, no one gives him bail for 30 days, he will have to resign from his post," Warring remarked.
He further said that this bill has been brought to target and break the opposition party. "The country's development is never the motive behind any bill for them...This bill has been brought to defeat Congress and other opposition parties," Congress MP added.
He added, "Rahul Gandhi did not know that then these people will rule the country, that the maximum punishment for giving a speech will be 2 years in a defamation case, then they will take away their seats, then they will take away the house. This is not what happens in opposition parties..."
Warring further said that there is no democracy inside the country, rather it is a dictatorship.
Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, will be passed, despite the opposition's fierce criticism. The bill proposes the automatic removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Ministers if they are arrested and detained for 30 consecutive days on charges punishable by five years or more imprisonment.
The bill has been referred to a JPC for detailed scrutiny, comprising 31 members from both houses of Parliament. The committee will examine the bill and provide recommendations before it is put to vote.
Speaking to ANI, Amit Shah defended the bill, stating it's aimed at upholding "constitutional morality" and public trust, emphasising that the bill would apply equally to all leaders, including those from the ruling party."I am sure it will be passed. There will be many people in the Congress party and in the opposition who will support morality and maintain the moral ground...," he said.
"The Prime Minister himself has included the post of PM in this... Earlier, Indira Gandhi had brought the 39th amendment (of protecting the President, VP, PM, and Speaker from judicial review by Indian courts)... Narendra Modi ji has brought a constitutional amendment against himself that if the Prime Minister goes to jail, he will have to resign...," said Union HM Amit Shah on the 130th Amendment Bill.
Shah introduced the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, which aims to remove the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Ministers from office if they are arrested and detained for 30 consecutive days on charges punishable with imprisonment of five years or more.
The bill has sparked intense debate, with the opposition alleging political motives to destabilise non-BJP governments.