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Parliament Names Aparajita Sarangi to Lead JPC on 30-Day Custody Removal Bill as Opposition Boycotts

The BJP–NDA majority is set to drive a fast-track review, with a report due in the December 1–19 Winter Session.

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File photo of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Aparajita Sarangi (in blue) greeting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Sarangi will head the 31-member joint parliamentary committee set up to examine the three key laws that provide for the removal of top leaders | ANI
Joint Parliamentary Committee Constituted to Examine Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill
Parliament Constitutes 31-Member JPC to Remove Maligned PM, CMs, Ministers; Congress Calls it 'Rubber Stamp' | Image: ANI

Overview

  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine three bills, led by BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi.
  • The committee will scrutinize the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill proposing removal of a Prime Minister, Chief Minister or minister after 30 consecutive days in custody for offences punishable by five years or more.
  • Most major opposition parties, including Congress, TMC and DMK, are boycotting the panel, with Congress claiming over 340 INDIA-bloc MPs are staying out and calling it a “rubber stamp.”
  • Membership is dominated by the BJP and its NDA allies, reported as 26 of 31, though Supriya Sule, Asaduddin Owaisi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and nominated member Sudha Murty are on the panel.
  • The JPC has been asked to submit recommendations during the Winter Session after the bills were introduced in August by Home Minister Amit Shah, alongside measures on Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territories.