Amit Shah on 'criminal netas' bill: No need for bill had Kejriwal resigned

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has lauded a new bill aimed at preventing chief ministers and prime ministers from running a government from jail. He stated the bill was necessary because former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had not resigned on moral grounds.

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00:01And we got across to more breaking news coming in.

00:03Union Home Minister Amit Shah who's lauded the criminal Neta's bill.

00:06In fact, he's gone on to say the former Delhi Chief Minister was running his government from jail.

00:11Amit Shah has said that there was no need for a bill like this had Kei Jiwal resigned on moral and ethical grounds.

00:17He's also added that this bill and all of that comes under its ambit applies very much to the ruling party

00:25and the opposition must maintain morality.

00:28The bill will be applicable to BJP Chief Ministers and the Prime Minister as well.

00:33Listen in to that statement.

00:58Cutting across to my colleague Piyush, who now joins us live on the broadcast.

01:24Piyush, well, Union Home Minister Amit Shah making his point very clear that this is totally and totally about corruption

01:29and any Neta who is corrupt must face the consequences.

01:33But that may not settle the opposition who continues to make claims otherwise.

01:39Well, there was a lot of ruckus in the parliament when this bill was tabled.

01:42We also saw as to how the opposition MPs had it overpowered the bill.

01:48But Homeless Amit Shah, who is in Kerala, and he was speaking the very day next to the Ponsor session also getting signed.

01:58He was highlighting as to how this bill is very important.

02:01He was asking, can a sitting chief minister who is behind the bars and is facing the corruption allegations from the government.

02:09And he is also talking about the prime minister.

02:12He is talking about the ministers.

02:13So that's the question which the BJP has been raising.

02:16And Home Minister Amit Shah, who at the table, this bill in both Lok Sabha and Raj Sabha, is also asking the same question.

02:22Remember that, you know, opposition has been opposing this.

02:25They are saying that this is anti-constitutional.

02:27But Amit Shah is asking that how can opposition say that a chief minister who is facing corruption allegations around the government.

02:35This entire bill was also tabled in both the houses of Swesha.

02:40Because there was no legal framework to remove a chief minister or minister or prime minister who is facing corruption charges

02:47or is behind the bars for around 30 days in an offense which has the conviction of around 5 years.

02:55And that's why the government has come up because it is trying to send out a message that it is against the corruption.

03:03And that's why this bill was also tabled.

03:05But what is important to highlight is that despite government having numbers in both the houses,

03:10it would require two-thirds majority to get these bills passed.

03:14But for that, the government would need the opposition support.

03:17And that's why this bill has also been sent to a joint parliamentary committee.

03:21And we can expect the JPC to also submit its report by the next session of parliament.

03:27All right, we wish we continue to track every development very closely for the moment.

03:30Thank you for joining us.

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