New Delhi, Aug 25 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today strongly criticised the Opposition for their protest against the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025, accusing them of rejecting morality in favour of “nirlajjta” (shamelessness).
“When the entire nation has embraced this instrument of morality and good governance, a small section of the Opposition is openly declaring that they stand not with morality but with shamelessness. They proclaim, ‘hum toh nirlajjta ke saath hain,’” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla told reporters here.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has introduced the 130th Amendment Bill in Parliament to combat corruption and end the “criminalization of politics,” but the Opposition intend to promote corruption by adopting a “work from jail” model, similar to “work from home.”
Poonawalla said that once this bill is implemented, if the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or any minister is imprisoned for a serious offence and does not receive bail within 30 days, they will have to resign from their post.
He added that this law supports morality and good governance. According to him, the biggest obstacle to good governance is the “criminalization of politics,” and this bill will be the greatest boon in eradicating it.
The BJP leader said that during the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone worked from home. Now, for the first time in the country, the Opposition seeks the freedom to “work from jail.” He questioned whether it is practical for a Chief Minister to hold meetings from inside jail and asked where public hearings would take place. Although these leaders are cut off from the public, he asked if they expect separate rooms for public hearings inside jail and what kind of arrangement they desire.
“Such a notion is neither moral nor practical,” he added.
