NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that the Centre introduced the new bills in Parliament to check Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu from withdrawing support to the NDA government .
In a social media post on X, Raut said Nitish and Naidu are reportedly most fearful of the new bills, which provide for the removal of a prime minister, Union minister, chief minister or state/UT minister if they are arrested or kept in custody on serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days.
"Modi-Shah introduce a bill in Parliament to arrest and sack CMs and ministers. Naidu and Nitish are reportedly most fearful," Raut said.
"Modi govt worries they might withdraw support!" he added.
This comes after Amit Shah tabled three bills in the Lok Sabha amid heavy opposition protests and sloganeering.
The bills were referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament consisting of 21 members of the Lok Sabha, to be nominated by the Speaker, and 10 members of the Rajya Sabha, to be nominated by the Deputy Chairman.
Several opposition MPs opposed the bills amid loud sloganeering, prompting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House till 3 pm.
Opposing the bills, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said: "I stand to oppose the introduction of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025. This violates the principle of separation of powers and undermines the right of the people to elect a government. It gives executive agencies a free hand to act as judge and executioner based on flimsy allegations and suspicions."
Congress MP KC Venugopal and Shah engaged in a verbal spat over the issue of “morality” in politics.
Venugopal said: "This bill is meant to sabotage the basic principles of the Constitution. BJP members 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?"
Replying to Venugopal, Shah said that false allegations had been made against him: "Before I was arrested, I resigned on moral grounds, and until I was declared innocent by the court, I did not accept any constitutional position."
In a social media post on X, Raut said Nitish and Naidu are reportedly most fearful of the new bills, which provide for the removal of a prime minister, Union minister, chief minister or state/UT minister if they are arrested or kept in custody on serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days.
"Modi-Shah introduce a bill in Parliament to arrest and sack CMs and ministers. Naidu and Nitish are reportedly most fearful," Raut said.
Modi-Shah introduce a bill in Parliament to arrest and sack CMs and ministers. Naidu and Nitish are reportedly most fearful. Modi govt worries they might withdraw support! pic.twitter.com/ePggQ5oXtU
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) August 20, 2025
"Modi govt worries they might withdraw support!" he added.
This comes after Amit Shah tabled three bills in the Lok Sabha amid heavy opposition protests and sloganeering.
The bills were referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament consisting of 21 members of the Lok Sabha, to be nominated by the Speaker, and 10 members of the Rajya Sabha, to be nominated by the Deputy Chairman.
Several opposition MPs opposed the bills amid loud sloganeering, prompting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House till 3 pm.
Opposing the bills, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said: "I stand to oppose the introduction of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025. This violates the principle of separation of powers and undermines the right of the people to elect a government. It gives executive agencies a free hand to act as judge and executioner based on flimsy allegations and suspicions."
Congress MP KC Venugopal and Shah engaged in a verbal spat over the issue of “morality” in politics.
Venugopal said: "This bill is meant to sabotage the basic principles of the Constitution. BJP members 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?"
Replying to Venugopal, Shah said that false allegations had been made against him: "Before I was arrested, I resigned on moral grounds, and until I was declared innocent by the court, I did not accept any constitutional position."
