The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, on Saturday, said that he will ensure that the joint committee of Parliament that will be examining the three contentious Bills proposing the removal of top government functionaries who were consecutively arrested for 30 days will be fair and diverse in representation. This means the LS Speaker will ensure that the officials reviewing the Bills will include representatives of different political parties.
With several opposition parties ruling out joining the committee, which is yet to be formed, Birla said that he will discuss the matter with all the political parties, adding they have been asked to submit the names of their representatives, asserting that the committee will be formed soon.
Parliamentary committees work above the political divide, and members can freely express themselves in these panels, he said.
"My effort will be to maintain the best traditions. Will will talk and discuss with all the political parties," Birla said after the conclusion of a national conference of chairpersons of committees of Parliament and state legislatures on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 20 introduced the three bills in Lok Sabha — the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025; the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025; and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025. These proposed laws seek the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers if they have been consecutively arrested for thirty days.
Opposition’s fierce on Bills:
Claiming them ‘unconstitutional’, the bills ignited fierce protest from the entire opposition, who said they aimed at targeting their leaders in power in different states.
The House sent the Bills to a joint committee of Parliament, which will have 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, for scrutiny, but the panel has not been formed yet.
Trinamool Congress (TMC), Shiv Sena (UBT), and Aam Aadmi Party have declared that they will not be part of the committee, whereas the Congress still has to make a final decision. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has hinted at supporting the view that the Opposition should be united in not joining the parliamentary panel.
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