Overview
- Supriya Sule said she agreed to join after a call from Union minister Kiren Rijiju, while stressing the party opposes the bills and will argue its case in the panel.
- The package under review comprises the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth) Amendment Bill along with amendments to the Government of Union Territories Act and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act introduced in the Lok Sabha by Amit Shah.
- The proposed constitutional change would remove ministers detained for 30 consecutive days on offences carrying at least five years in prison and require a prime minister or chief minister to resign on the 31st day, with reappointment possible after release.
- Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Aam Aadmi Party have declined to join the committee, and Sule said Congress has not contacted NCP (SP) about coordination on the panel.
- Opposition parties argue the measures are unconstitutional and could be used against rivals, and reporting notes the NCP (SP) decision underscores strains within the INDIA bloc ahead of Bihar elections.