Kapil Sibal hits out at bill to sack ministers in jail

Former Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the Narendra Modi government's "distorted logic of morality" behind the introduction of the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill 2025, claiming that the real intention behind the proposed law is to imprison rivals and bring down governments of non-BJP parties.

- AGENCIES New Delhi, 26 August

The Rajya Sabha MP accused the government of misleading the country and plotting to use the proposed law to harass Opposition leaders under the guise of aiming to set high moral standards in public life.

"I was surprised by the Home Minister's (Amit Shah) remark that the bill was introduced for morality. The Home Minister should stop talking about morality and tell the public if any BJP government minister has been arrested and jailed even for a day," he said at a press meet.

"The government has proposed a law that can be used as a tool to bring down non-BJP governments," he said.

He also cited examples of Chief Ministers and Ministers from non-BJP parties who were arrested, faced long incarceration and are still undergoing trials.