130th Constitution Amendment Bill 2025: What provision first? What will happen if the law is enacted? Learn
Amit Shah, Home Minister
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha today .. Government of Union Territories Amendment Bill 2025 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill 2025. There is a provision in these bills that if any minister of the Union Council of Ministers, Chief Minister or a minister of the states are arrested in serious crimes in which at least five years in jail and they are kept in custody for 30 consecutive days, they will be removed from the post on the 31st day. The special thing is that this rule will also apply to other big Union ministers like Prime Minister, Home Minister. There is no provision for the arrest of a Chief Minister or a minister in the rules so far or his resignation when he goes to jail. However, this bill will not be passed today. It will be sent to the Select Committee of Parliament.
There are at least two such examples in politics from which the importance of this bill can be understood. Arvind Kejriwal stayed in Tihar Jail for 156 days in the liquor scam but did not resign from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi. Similarly, Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji remained a minister despite being in jail for 8 months. Senthil finally had to resign after a strict comment from the Supreme Court.
Which bills in Parliament today?
- 130th Constitution Amendment Bill 2025
- Union Territory Amendment Bill 2025
- Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill 2025
130th Constitution Amendment Bill 2025: To which applied?
Provision to remove the arrest of Prime Minister, Union Minister, Chief Minister, Minister
What is the condition of removal?
Provision to remove for 30 days for a crime of 5 years or more
Apply to these
- Prime Minister
- Minister at the center
- Chief Minister
- Minister in the state
What provision first?
There was no provision to resign on arrest to the Prime Minister, Chief Minister or Minister
What will happen if the law is enacted?
Offenses with a period of 5 years or more will have to resign on the 31st day if you are in custody for 30 days.
Which article amended?
- Article 75- Appointment of Prime Minister and Union Council of Ministers
- Article 164 – Appointment of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
- Article 239aa – CM and Council of Ministers of Delhi
Why was the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill needed?
- Kejriwal case remained in jail for 156 days but did not resign from Delhi’s CM post.
- Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji did not resign for 8 months after Senthil case-Giraftari
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