Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha amid protest by Opposition members on August 20, 2025. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI
Opposition and ruling party MPs exchanged barbs in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over the government’s claim of bringing in political morality through three new bills allowing the removal of elected representatives arrested on serious criminal charges and held in custody without bail for more than 30 days. As the bills were introduced, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader K.C. Venugopal engaged in a sharp spat over Mr. Shah’s 2010 arrest while he was Home Minister of Gujarat.During the tabling of the bills, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs escalated their protest by tearing copies of the proposed legislation in front of Mr. Shah’s seat, resulting in a brief jostle between Opposition and ruling party MPs. The BJP members, including Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Ravneet Singh Bittu, stepped in to shield Mr. Shah, while the TMC accused the Ministers of “pushing and shoving” women MPs.CPIM General Secretary M.A. Baby’s comments on the bill
Published - August 20, 2025 03:04 pm IST
