Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Parliament Forms 31-Member Joint Panel on Removing Jailed Leaders, Opposition Decries 'Rubber Stamp'
India's Parliament has created a special group of 31 lawmakers to study some new proposed laws.
These laws suggest that if a leader, like the Prime Minister or a Chief Minister, is arrested for a serious crime and stays in jail for 30 days straight, they might lose their job.
A lawmaker named Aparajita Sarangi will lead this group.
However, a major opposition group called the INDIA alliance is choosing not to be part of this special group, calling it unfair.
They believe the group is mostly made up of members from the ruling party and its allies, and they feel it's just a formality.
The group will look at these proposed laws and then give its opinion.
Parliament has formed a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to review bills proposing the removal of jailed PMs, CMs, and Ministers.
The proposed bills mandate the removal of elected officials arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days.
BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi has been appointed as the Chairperson of the JPC.
The INDIA alliance, including Congress, is boycotting the JPC, alleging it is biased towards the ruling party.
The JPC will examine the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, and related bills for Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.
- Who
- Aparajita Sarangi appointed as Chairperson of the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) comprising members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The INDIA alliance announced a boycott.
- What
- Parliament constituted a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine bills proposing the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Ministers if arrested and detained for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- New Delhi (Lok Sabha)
- Why
- To review legislative proposals concerning the tenure of elected representatives arrested for serious criminal offenses.
Opposition Boycott and Criticism
Government Formation and Committee Composition
Committee Legitimacy
Opposition Boycott and Criticism
Congress MP Manickam Tagore alleged the JPC is not a genuine parliamentary committee but a 'JPC of BJP and its B-Team,' formed without consensus or parliamentary ethics, calling it a 'rubber stamp' for the government's agenda and a move to 'erase democracy'. He stated that 340 MPs from the INDIA alliance are boycotting it.
Government Formation and Committee Composition
The Parliament has constituted a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine bills proposing the removal of Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers if arrested and detained for serious criminal offenses for 30 consecutive days. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla appointed MP Aparajita Sarangi as Chairperson, drawing members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Opposition Representation
Opposition Boycott and Criticism
Tagore claimed that out of 31 members, only 10 are from opposition parties, and that some of these are allegedly aligned with the ruling party.
Government Formation and Committee Composition
The 31-member JPC includes members from various opposition parties, such as Supriya Sule, Asaduddin Owaisi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and Niranjan Reddy. Other named opposition members who have allegedly aligned with the ruling party include those from BJD, TDP, YSRCP, SAD, and NCP.
- Committee Type
- Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)
- Committee Size
- 31 members
- Chairperson
- Aparajita Sarangi (BJP)
- Bills Under Review
- Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill
- Proposed Provision
- Removal of PM, CMs, Ministers if arrested/detained for 30 days on serious criminal charges
- Opposition Stance
- Boycott by INDIA alliance parties
Sources
Joint Parliamentary Committee Constituted to Examine Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill
‘Rubber stamp for Modi’s unconstitutional agenda’: Cong slams joint panel of Parliament on Bills to remove PM, CMs
No Congress, TMC, DMK Leaders In Centre’s Joint Panel On Bills To Remove PM, CMs In Case Of Arrest
House panel on Bills for removal of jailed ministers set up, 26 of 31 members from NDA
Owaisi on JPC on Bills Linked to Jailed Leaders
BJP's Sarangi to chair joint panel on bills to remove PM, CMs
