Mamata Banerjee has called it the “death knell of democracy”, Rahul Gandhi has saif it marks a return to a medieval age when ‘the King’ could get rid of anyone he doesn’t like. MK Stalin has called it a ‘Black Bill’ and said “this is how dictatorships begin”. The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, and two allied Bills that extend its applicability to Union Territories and Jammu and Kashmir, were tabled by the government in Parliament yesterday, and evidently, they have provoked massive outrage among the Opposition. The Bills essentially enable the removal of Central and State Ministers, as well as the Prime Minister and Chief Minister, who get arrested on serious criminal charges. If the Bills become law, any CM arrested on serious criminal charges will be out of office within 31 days of arrest. The government has justified these Bills as necessary to bring in political morality in public office. The Bills have now been referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament, which will have to submit its report by the Winter session of Parliament. So what is the rationale behind these Bills? Are they anti-federal, as some are alleging? Importantly, are they constitutional? And does the government have a realistic of chance of passing them? Guest: Sanjay Hegde, Supreme Court lawyer and constitutional expert Host: G. Sampath, Podcast Editor, The Hindu Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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