HM Amit Shah tables 3 bills in LS for removal of PM, CMs, ministers held on serious criminal charges
Opposition protests, tears copies, throws them towards Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced three key bills in the Lok Sabha, the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
The session witnessed strong protests from the Opposition, with copies of the bills torn and thrown towards the Home Minister, leading to adjournment till 3 pm.
The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill seeks to provide a constitutional framework for the removal of the Prime Minister, Union ministers, chief ministers, or state/UT ministers if they are arrested and detained for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges carrying a minimum punishment of five years. On the 31st day of detention, the ministerial post would automatically stand vacated.
The Bill proposes amendments to Articles 75, 164, and 239AA of the Constitution to fill what the government described as a gap in existing provisions.
Opposing the move, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi argued that the legislation undermines the principle of separation of powers and could lead to the misuse of executive authority. He warned that the measure would turn India into a “police state” and deal a “death nail” to elected governments.
The other two bills lay down procedures for removing chief ministers and ministers in Union Territories, including Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.
VIDEO | Parliament Monsoon Session: Opposition MPs tear copies of three bills introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and throw paper bits towards him in Lok Sabha. Speaker Om Birla adjourns the House amid uproar. #ParliamentMonsoonSession #MonsoonSession
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
