‘I Resigned…’: Amit Shah’s Reply To Congress' ‘Morality’ Question Over Bills To Remove PM, CMs

Last Updated:August 20, 2025, 17:54 IST

Congress MP Venugopal questioned Amit Shah's morality; Shah defended himself.

The three contentious bills have been sent to the joint committee for further deliberation. (Photos: Sansad TV)

The Lok Sabha witnessed a stormy and heated face-off between the Centre and the opposition over the contentious bill that provides for the removal of the Prime Minister or Chief Ministers arrested on serious criminal charges and kept in custody for over 30 days.

During the house proceedings, a short but sharp exchange took place between Congress MP KC Venugopal and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the “morality" of the legislation.

Face Off Between Amit Shah, Congress MP

After the bills– the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, were tabled in the Lok Sabha, Venugopal invoked Shah’s 2010 arrest as Gujarat’s Home Minister and questioned his morality.

“This bill is to sabotage the federal system of the country; it is meant to sabotage the basic principles of the Constitution. Leaders of the BJP are saying that this bill is to bring morality into politics. Can I ask the Home Minister a question? When he was the home minister of Gujarat, he was arrested. Did he uphold morality at that time?" the Congress MP asked.

Responding with emphasis, Shah said that the charges levelled against him were “false," but he abided by constitutional principles by resigning from his post before going to jail.

“I want to set the record straight. Fake allegations were levelled against me, but despite that, I abided by morality and ethics and not only resigned but did not accept any constitutional post until I was cleared of all charges. They are trying to teach us morality? I had resigned. I want morality to increase. We can’t be so shameless that we are charged and we continue to hold Constitutional posts. I had resigned before I was arrested," he said.

Lok Sabha Ruckus Over Bill

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a massive showdown between the treasury bench and the opposition after Shah introduced new bills that provide for the removal of the prime minister or chief ministers arrested on serious criminal charges.

Opposition MPs, including Asasduddin Owaisi, Manish Tewari, NK Premchandran, Dharmendra Yadav and KC Venugopal, opposed the bill, calling it “anti-constitutional".

Shah, however, proposed that the three bills be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further deliberation.

Opposition MPs tore copies of three bills and threw paper bits towards him in the Lok Sabha. Speaker Om Birla later adjourned the House amid uproar.

Opposing the bills, Owaisi said they violate the principle of separation of powers and undermine the right of the people to elect a government.

“It gives executive agencies a free run to become judge and executioner based on flimsy allegations and suspicions…This government is hell-bent on creating a Police State. This will be a death nail unleashed on the elected government. India’s Constitution is being amended to turn this country into a Police State," he added.

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