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Recently, the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 was sent to a Joint Committee.
- It seeks to provide for removal of the Prime Minister, a Chief Minister of a state, or any other Minister in the central or a state government, if he is arrested and detained in custody on account of serious criminal offences.
- It also applies these provisions to the Union Territory (UT) of Delhi.
- Two other Bills have also been introduced to apply these provisions to the UTs of Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir.
- Grounds for removal - A Minister will be removed from office if
- He is accused of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years or more, and
- He has been arrested and detained in custody for 30 consecutive days.
- Procedure for removal - A Minister in the central government will be removed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
- This advice is to be given by the 31st consecutive day that the Minister is in custody.
- If the Prime Minister does not advise the President by this time, the Minister will cease to hold office from the day thereafter.
- The same provisions will also apply at the state level, with the Governor of the state acting on the advice of the Chief Minister.
- In case of Delhi, the acting authority will be the President on the advice of the Chief Minister.
- No bar on re-appointments - A Minister who is removed from office under these provisions, may be re-appointed after being released from custody.
Quick facts
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Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)
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- It is a committee set up by Parliament for a special purpose, such as for the detailed scrutiny of a subject or Bill.
- It has members from both Houses, and is dissolved after its term ends or its task has been completed.
- The mandate of a JPC depends on the motion constituting it.
- While its recommendations have a persuasive value, they are not binding on the government.
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Reference
The Indian Express | Constitution 130th Amendment Bill 2025
