The Congress has reached out to constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc to take a final call on whether or not to join the joint committee that will review the three Bills on the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 days.
Sources on Sunday told The Hindu that the government had reached out to the principal Opposition party to name its members to the joint committee of Parliament.
The Lok Sabha had passed a resolution to refer the Bills to the joint committee soon after Union Home Minister Amit Shah had introduced the Bill in the Lower House on August 20.
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The three Bills, introduced by the Home Minister, are the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
