Monsoon session: Govt to table bills for removal of PM, CMs, ministers if arrested on serious charges

Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo)

NEW DELHI: The government will on Wednesday introduce three bills in Parliament to provide a legal framework for the removal of prime minister, a Union minister, chief minister, or a minister in a state/Union territory if they are arrested or detained on serious criminal charges.According to PTI, the proposed legislations are: Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025; Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025.Union home minister Amit Shah will also move a motion in the Lok Sabha to refer these bills to a joint committee of Parliament.Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, currently has no provision for the removal of a chief minister or minister if arrested or detained for serious criminal charges. The proposed bill would amend Section 45 of the Act to address this gap.Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025The Constitution lacks provisions for the removal of prime minister, Union ministers, chief ministers, or state/Delhi government ministers if arrested and detained on such charges. The bill seeks to amend Articles 75, 164, and 239AA to create this framework.Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, does not provide for the removal of the UT’s chief minister or minister detained on serious criminal charges. The proposed bill would therefore amend Section 54 of the Act seeks to address this.