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BJP Criticizes Opposition for Rejecting Morality in Favour of "Nirlajjta" (Shamelessness)

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly criticized the Opposition for their protest against the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025, accusing them of choosing shamelessness over morality. According to BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, the Opposition intends to promote corruption by adopting a "work from jail" model, which he claims is neither moral nor practical. The BJP leader stated that the proposed amendment aims to combat corruption and end the "criminalization of politics," and that the law will support morality and good governance.

Key Takeaways:

  • The BJP has criticized the Opposition for their protest against the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025, accusing them of choosing shamelessness over morality.
  • BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla stated that the Opposition intends to promote corruption by adopting a "work from jail" model, which he claims is neither moral nor practical.
  • The proposed amendment aims to combat corruption and end the "criminalization of politics," with a law that will support morality and good governance.
  • The bill proposes that if a Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or minister is imprisoned for a serious offence and does not receive bail within 30 days, they will have to resign from their post.
  • Poonawalla compared the "work from jail" model to the "work from home" model adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • The BJP leader questioned the practicality of holding public hearings from inside jail and asked where separate rooms for public hearings would be located.

Statistics:

  • 130th Amendment Bill introduced in Parliament to combat corruption and end the "criminalization of politics"
  • 30-day time frame for a Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or minister to receive bail before resigning from their post
  • During the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone worked from home, according to Poonawalla
  • First time in the country that the Opposition seeks the freedom to "work from jail"

Sources:

  • United News of India
  • HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of India

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